Inhibitory effects of kratom leaf extract (Mitragyna speciosa Korth.) on the rat gastrointestinal tract

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 173-178

  Chittrakarn, Somsmorn ^a   Sawangjaroen, Kitja ^a   Prasettho, Supaporn ^a   Janchawee, Benjamas ^a   Keawpradub, Niwat ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Body weight; CCK; Cholecystokinin; Diarrhea; Intestinal transit; Kratom; Mitragyna speciosa

Indexed keywords

CASTOR OIL; CHOLECYSTOKININ; LOPERAMIDE; MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA EXTRACT; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTIDIARRHEALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLECYSTOKININ; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; MEDICINE, ORIENTAL TRADITIONAL; MITRAGYNA; NALOXONE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA; RATTUS;

EID: 38649131763     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.11.032     Document Type: Article

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