Studies on prokinetic, laxative, antidiarrheal and gut modulatory activities of the aqueous-methanol extract of Celtis africana and underlying mechanisms

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 701-707

  Khan, Aslam ^a   Najeeb ur Rehman, ^a   Al Taweel, Areej Mohammad ^b   Perveen, Shagufta ^b   Fawzy, Ghada Ahmed ^b,c   Gilani, Anwarul Hassan ^a,b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antidiarrheal; Ca++ antagonist; Celtis africana; Cholinergic; Laxative; Prokinetic; Spasmogenic; Spasmolytic

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CALCIUM ION; CARBACHOL; CELTIS AFRICANA EXTRACT; LAXATIVE; LOPERAMIDE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM ION; PROKINETIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDIARRHEAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CELTIS AFRICANA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; JEJUNUM; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; ULMACEAE;

EID: 84871989223     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2012.701.707     Document Type: Article

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