Antidiarrhoeal activity of methanol extract of the rhizomes of Cyperus tegetum Roxb

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 133-135

  Chaulya, Nitai Chand ^a   Haldar, Pallab Kanti ^b   Mukherjee, Arup ^c  

^a GUPTA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Antidiarrhoeal activity; Atropine sulphate; Cyperus tegetum Roxb; Loperamide

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CASTOR OIL; CHARCOAL; CYPERUS TEGETUM EXTRACT; LOPERAMIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDIARRHEAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPERUS TEGETUM; DIARRHEA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; MALE; MEAL; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RHIZOME;

EID: 79251548239     PISSN: 09751491     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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