Pharmacological basis for the medicinal use of cardamom in asthma

Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-37

  Khan, Arif ullah ^a,b   Khan, Qaiser Jabeen ^a,c   Gilani, Anwarul Hassan ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b KOHAT UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^c THE ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY OF BAHAWALPUR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchodilation; Ca ++channel blocker; Cardamom

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM ION; CARDAMOM EXTRACT; FLAVANOID; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; STEROL DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATING ACTIVITY; BRONCHOSPASM; CARDAMOM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84863764340     PISSN: 1991007X     EISSN: 19910088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bjp.v6i1.8133     Document Type: Article

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