Antidiarrheal activity of the ethyl acetate extract of Morinda morindoides in rats

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 201-207

  Meite, S ^a   N'Guessan, J D ^a   Bahi, C ^a   Yapi, H F ^a   Djaman, A J ^a,b   Guede Guina, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Antidiarrheal activity; Castor oil; Enteropooling; Intestinal transit; Morinda morindoides

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ATROPINE; CASTOR OIL; LOPERAMIDE; MORINDA MORINDOIDES EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; INTESTINE FLUID; MALE; MORINDA; MORINDA MORINDOIDES; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; WEAKNESS;

EID: 69249091780     PISSN: 15965996     EISSN: 15969827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v8i3.44533     Document Type: Article

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