Preliminary phytochemical screening and antispasmodic activity of Artemisia macrocephala jacquem

Journal of Young Pharmacists

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-128

  Ali, N ^a,b   Shah, S W A ^b   Shah, I ^b  

^a KHYBER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Department of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Antispasmodic; Artemisia macrocephala; calcium channel blocking activity; folkloric use; verapamil

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ARTEMISIA MACROCEPHALA EXTRACT; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SAPONIN; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTISPASMODIC ACTIVITY; ARTEMISIA MACROCEPHALA; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; JEJUNUM; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 80052201721     PISSN: 09751483     EISSN: 09751505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.80300     Document Type: Article

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