Blood pressure lowering, cardiovascular inhibitory and bronchodilatory actions of Achillea millefolium

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 577-583

  Khan, Arif Ullah ^a,b,d   Gilani, Anwarul Hasan ^a,c  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b KOHAT UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Achillea millefolium; antihypertensive; bronchodilator; cardio suppressant; vasodilator

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; CARBACHOL; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PHENYLEPHRINE; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BRONCHODILATING ACTIVITY; CHRONOTROPISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HEART ATRIUM; INOTROPISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RABBIT; RAT; TRACHEA; VASODILATATION;

ACHILLEA; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM; ASTERACEAE; CAVIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 79953210776     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3303     Document Type: Article

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