Antidiarrheal activity of the aqueous extract of Punica granatum (pomegranate) peels

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 715-720

  Qnais, E Y ^a   Elokda, A S ^b   Ghalyun, Y Y Abu ^a   Abdulla, F A ^c  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Antidiarrheal activity; Intestinal motility; Punica granatum; Rat; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALKALOID; CASTOR OIL; FLAVONOID; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; TANNIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; ILEUM; LD 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; POMEGRANATE; RAT;

LYTHRACEAE; MUS; PUNICA GRANATUM; RATTUS;

EID: 36248965191     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200701575304     Document Type: Article

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