Evaluation of the antidiarrhoeal activity of the leaves of Ixora Coccinea Linn. In rats

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 3298-3303

  Yasmeen, M ^a   Prabhu, B ^a   Agashikar, N V ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Antidiarrhoeal activity; Castor oil induced diarrhoea; Enteropooling method; Ixora coccinea linn. traditional medicine; Small intestinal transit

Indexed keywords

CASTOR OIL; CHARCOAL; IXORA COCCINEA EXTRACT; LOPERAMIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; IXORA COCCINEA; MALE; MEAL; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; RUBIACEAE;

IXORA COCCINEA; RATTUS; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 78549291698     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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