Antidiarrhoeal activities of aqueous extract of Stereospermum kunthianum (Cham, Sandrine Petit) stem bark in rodents

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1220-1225

  Ching, F P ^a   Omogbai, E K I ^b   Ozolua, R I ^b   Okpo, S O ^b  

^a NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antidiarrhoeal activity; Mice; Rats; Stereospermum kunthianum

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CASTOR OIL; MORPHINE; PLANT EXTRACT; STEREOSPERMUM KUNTHIANUM EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; RAT; STEREOSPERMUM KUNTHIANUM; STOMACH EMPTYING; TEST MEAL;

MUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA; STEREOSPERMUM;

EID: 43449121575     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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