Preliminary antidiarrhoeal activity of methanolic extracts of Securinega virosa (Euphorbiaceae)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 2752-2757

  Magaji, M G ^a   Yaro, A H ^b   Mohammed, A ^a   Zezi, A U ^a   Tanko, Y ^a   Bala, T Y ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antidiarrhoeal; Castor oil; Isolated tissue; Methanolic extracts; Securinega virosa

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CASTOR OIL; LOPERAMIDE; SECURINEGA VIROSA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG ISOLATION; EUPHORBIA; JEJUNUM; LD 50; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; RABBIT; SECURINEGA VIROSA; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY;

ANIMALIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; MUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SECURINEGA VIROSA;

EID: 37549046807     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB2007.000-2440     Document Type: Article

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