Evaluation of the antidiarrhoeal activity of Byrsocarpus coccineus

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-25

  Akindele, A J ^a   Adeyemi, O O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antidiarrhoeal; Byrsocarpus coccineus; Castor oil induced diarrhoea; Intestinal transit

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BYRSOCARPUS COCCINEUS EXTRACT; CASTOR OIL; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; MORPHINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; YOHIMBINE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDIARRHEAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BYRSOCARPUS COCCINEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; INTESTINE FLUID; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE SECRETION; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERISTALSIS; RAT; STOMACH EMPTYING;

ANIMALS; ANTIDIARRHEALS; CONNARACEAE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; MALE; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RATS;

BYRSOCARPUS COCCINEUS; CONNARACEAE;

EID: 33749344765     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.03.038     Document Type: Article

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