Antidiarrhoeal and antimicrobial activities of Emilia coccinea (Sims) G. Don extracts

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 278-283

  Teke, Gerald Ngo ^a   Kuiate, Jules Roger ^a   Ngouateu, Omer Bébe ^a   Gatsing, Donatien ^a  

^a Faculty of Science   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Antidiarrhoeal activity; Antimicrobial; Castor oil; Emilia coccinea

Indexed keywords

CASTOR OIL; EMILIA COCCINEA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EMILIA COCCINEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MALE; MEAL; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIDIARRHEALS; ASTERACEAE; ATROPINE; BACTERIA; CASTOR OIL; CHARCOAL; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; FUNGI; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EMILIA COCCINEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RATTUS;

EID: 34248573827     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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