STW 5 (Iberogast®) and its individual herbal components modulate intestinal electrophysiology of mice

Phytomedicine

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 80-89

  Sibaev, A ^a,b   Yuece, B ^a,b   Kelber, O ^c   Weiser, D ^c   Schirra, J ^a   Goke B ^a   Allescher, H D ^d   Storr, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Steigerwald Arzneimittelwerk GmbH   (Germany)

^d Klinikum Garmisch Partenkirchen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Herbal extracts; Iberis amara; Intestinal electrophysiology; Neurotransmission; RMP; Slow wave; STW 5

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA ARCHANGELICA EXTRACT; CARUM CARVI EXTRACT; CHELIDONIUM EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IBERIS AMARA EXTRACT; IBEROGAST; MATRICARIA RECUTITA EXTRACT; MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; PEPPERMINT; SILYBUM MARIANUM EXTRACT; STW 5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANGELICA ARCHANGELICA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; CARAWAY; CHELIDONIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; IBERIS AMARA; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; LARGE INTESTINE; MALE; MATRICARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; MENTHA PIPERITA; MOUSE; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILYBUM MARIANUM; SMALL INTESTINE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ETHANOL; INTESTINES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; PLANT EXTRACTS;

CARUM CARVI; CITRUS LIMON; IBERIS AMARA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; MURINAE;

EID: 33751346891     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2006.03.015     Document Type: Article

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