Selective bronchodilatory effect of Rooibos tea (Aspalathus linearis) and its flavonoid, chrysoeriol

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 463-469

  Khan, Arif Ullah ^a   Gilani, Anwarul Hassan ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Airway selectivity; Chrysoeriol; Hypotensive; KATP channel activator; Rooibos tea

Indexed keywords

ASPALATHUS LINEARIS EXTRACT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CARBOGEN; CROMAKALIM; FLAVONOID; GLIBENCLAMIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; ROOBOIS TEA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ASPALATHUS LINEARIS; BRONCHODILATATION; CANNULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HERBAL MEDICINE; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RAT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA; ASPALATHUS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; GLYBURIDE; GUINEA PIGS; JEJUNUM; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PLANT EXTRACTS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TEA; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TRACHEA;

ASPALATHUS LINEARIS; CAVIA PORCELLUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33845870385     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-006-0620-0     Document Type: Article

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