Antispasmodic, bronchodilator and blood pressure lowering properties of Hypericum oblongifolium - Possible mechanism of action

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1027-1032

  Khan, Arif Ullah ^a,b   Khan, Munasib ^c   Subhan, Fazal ^d   Gilani, Anwarul Hassan ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b KOHAT UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAKAND   (Pakistan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive; Antispasmodic; Bronchodilator; Ca++ antagonist; Hypericum oblongifolium

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CARBACHOL; FLAVONOID; HYPERICUM OBLONGIFOLIUM EXTRACT; PHENYLEPHRINE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONISM; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GUINEA PIG; HEART ATRIUM; HYPERICUM OBLONGIFOLIUM; JEJUNUM; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RAT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TRACHEA; VASCULAR RING;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CARBACHOL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HEART ATRIA; HYPERICUM; JEJUNUM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PHENYLEPHRINE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRACHEA; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VERAPAMIL;

CAVIA; HYPERICUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 77954522199     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3067     Document Type: Article

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