Antitussive effect of portulaca oleracea l. In guinea pigs

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 187-190

  Boroushaki, Mohammad Taher ^a   Boskabady, Mohammad Hosein ^b   Malek, Farhad ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antitussive effect; Codeine; Guinea pig; Medicinal plants; Portulaca oleracea

Indexed keywords

EID: 85111430241     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22037/IJPR.2010.599     Document Type: Article

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