Ethnopharmacological studies on Chrozophora prostrata in perspective of its folkloric reputation as purgative

Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 243-248

  Arshad, Usman ^a,b   Janbaz, Khalid Hussain ^a   Bashir, Samra ^c   Najeeb ur Rehman, ^c   Mehmood, Malik Hassan ^c   Gilani, Anwar ul Hassan ^c  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ^*  (Pakistan)

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cholinergic; Chrozophora prostrate; K+ channel opener; Purgative; Spasmolytic

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SENSITIVE POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CARBACHOL; CASTOR OIL; CHROZOPHORA PROSTATA EXTRACT; CROMAKALIM; DIGESTIVE TRACT SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; LAXATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM ION; TETRYLAMMONIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CHROZOPHORA PROSTATA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; EUPHORBIACEAE; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; LAXATIVE ACTIVITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SPASMOLYTIC ACTIVITY; TOXICITY TESTING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84868588644     PISSN: 1991007X     EISSN: 19910088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bjp.v7i4.12351     Document Type: Article

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