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- Title
Antidiarrheal activity of ethanolic bark extract of Mitragyna diversifolia.
- Authors
Uddin, Shaikh Bokhtear; Mahabub-Uz-Zaman, M.; Akter, Rasheda; Ahmed, Nazim Uddin
- Abstract
The ethanolic bark extract of Mitragyna diversifolia showed significant (p<0.05) antidiarrheal activity on gastrointestinal motility with barium sulfate milk model and castor oil- induced diarrheal model in rats. These results revealed that the bark extract possess pharmacological activity against diarrhea and may possibly explain the use of the plant in traditional medicine.
- Subjects
DIARRHEA; THERAPEUTICS; THERAPEUTIC use of plant extracts; ALTERNATIVE medicine; LABORATORY rats; BARK
- Publication
Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, 2009, Vol 4, Issue 2, p144
- ISSN
1991-007X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3329/bjp.v4i2.2801