Gastrointestial and respiratory activities of Acacia leucophloea

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 676-682

  Imran, Imran ^a   Hussain, Liaqat ^a   Zia Ul Haq, M ^b   Janbaz, Khalid Hussain ^a   Gilani, Anwar H ^c   De Feo, Vincenzo ^d  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acacia leucophlea; Asthma; Ca 2+ channel; Diarrhea; Spasmolytic activity

Indexed keywords

ACACIA LEUCOPHLOEA EXTRACT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CARBACHOL; DICYCLOVERINE; LOPERAMIDE; NIFEDIPINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACACIA LEUCOPHLOEA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHODILATING ACTIVITY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM; IN VITRO STUDY; JEJUNUM; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RAT; TRACHEA;

ACACIA; ANIMALS; ANTIDIARRHEALS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; ILEUM; JEJUNUM; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PAKISTAN; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRACHEA;

ACACIA; ACACIA LEUCOPHLOEA; CAVIA; FABACEAE; MUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 82455199272     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.09.019     Document Type: Article

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