Antidiarrheal and antiulcer activity of Amaranthus spinosus in experimental animals

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 932-939

  Hussain, Zeashan ^a   Amresh, G ^a   Singh, Satyawan ^b   Rao, Chandana Venkateswara ^c  

^a Hygia Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research   (India)

^b Saroj Institute of Technology and Management   (India)

^c CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Amaranthaceae; Amaranthus spinosus; Antidiarrheal; Antiulcer

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS EXTRACT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; CIMETIDINE; GLUTATHIONE; MORPHINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; STOMACH PROTECTION; STOMACH ULCER;

AMARANTHACEAE; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 77149163868     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200902950769     Document Type: Article

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