The diarrhoeogenic and antidiarrhoeal bidirectional effects of rhubarb and its potential mechanism

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1096-1102

  Qin, Yi ^a,b   Wang, Jia Bo ^a   Kong, Wei Jun ^a,c   Zhao, Yan Ling ^a   Yang, Hui Yin ^a   Dai, Chun Mei ^a,c   Fang, Fang ^a,c   Zhang, Lin ^a,c   Li, Bao Cai ^b   Jin, Cheng ^a   Xiao, Xiao He ^a  

^a 302 MILITARY HOSPITAL   (China)

^b KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Anthraquinones; Antidiarrhoeal; Bidirectional effects; Diarrhoeogenic; Rhubarb; Tannins

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; RHUBARB EXTRACT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RHUBARB;

ANIMALS; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PLANT EXTRACTS; RHEUM;

ANIMALIA; MUS; RHEUM X HYBRIDUM;

EID: 79551569939     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.11.041     Document Type: Article

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