Hypotensive effect of aqueous extract of Averrhoa carambola L. (Oxalidaceae) in rats: An in vivo and in vitro approach

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 353-357

  Soncini, Roseli ^a   Santiago, Michael B ^a   Orlandi, Lidiane ^a   Moraes, Gabriel O I ^a   Peloso, André Luiz M ^a   Dos Santos, Marcelo H ^a   Alves Da Silva, Geraldo ^a   Paffaro Jr , Valdemar A ^a   Bento, Antonio C ^a   Giusti Paiva, Alexandre ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALFENAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Averrhoa carambola; Calcium antagonists; Hypotensive agents; Hypotensive effect

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA EXTRACT; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM ION; PHENYLEPHRINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; AORTA; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTERY MUSCLE; ARTICLE; AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPERTENSION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAZIL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WATER;

AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA; OXALIDACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 78651395626     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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