| Literature DB >> 9533436 |
P K Mukherjee1, K Saha, T Murugesan, S C Mandal, M Pal, B P Saha.
Abstract
Ethanol extract of four different plants of the Khatra region of the Bankura district of West Bengal, India were evaluated for anti-diarrhoeal activity against different experimental models of diarrhoea in rats. The extracts of Ficus bengalensis Linn. (hanging roots), Eugenia jambolana Lam. (bark), Ficus racemosa Linn. (bark) and Leucas lavandulaefolia Rees (aerial parts) showed significant inhibitory activity against castor oil induced diarrhoea and PGE2 induced enteropooling in rats. These extracts also showed a significant reduction in gastrointestinal motility in charcoal meal tests in rats. The results obtained establish the efficacy of all these plant materials as anti-diarrhoeal agents.Entities:
Keywords: Asia; Delivery Of Health Care; Developing Countries; Diarrhea--prevention and control; Diseases; Health; Health Services; India; Medicine; Medicine, Traditional; Plants, Medicinal; Research Report; Southern Asia; Treatment
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Year: 1998 PMID： 9533436 DOI： 10.1016/s0378-8741(97)00130-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Ethnopharmacol ISSN： 0378-8741 Impact factor: 4.360