Antidiarrhoeal activity of aqueous extract of Combretum sericeum roots in rats

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 3134-3137

  Sini, J M ^a   Umar, I A ^a   Anigo, K M ^a   Stantcheva, I ^a   Bage, E N ^a   Mohammed, R ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Combretum sericeum; Diarrhea; Gastrointestinal tract and tannins

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTHRAQUINONE; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ATROPINE; CASTOR OIL; COMBRETUM SERICEUM EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; LOPERAMIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SAPONIN; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDIARRHEA ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; COMBRETUM SERICEUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; LD 50; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; RAT;

COMBRETUM; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 51849088156     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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