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Preliminary study of antidiarrhoeic activity in five Mexican plant species
Author(s) -
Vargas S. Rosario,
Zavala S. Miguel A.,
Pérez G. Cuauhtémoc,
Pérez G. Rosa M.,
Pérez G. Salud
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1573(1998)12:1+<s47::aid-ptr247>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - traditional medicine , antidiarrhoeal , calendula officinalis , biology , botany , ruta graveolens , pharmacognosy , decoction , herb , officinalis , folk medicine , biological activity , medicine , medicinal herbs , castor oil , in vitro , biochemistry
The antidiarrhoeal activity of decoctions of Loeselia mexicana , Teloxys graveolens , Oenothera roseae , Castilleja tenuiflora and Calendula officinalis were tested on diarrhoeic mice induced with castor oil. L. mexicana and O. roseae showed significant diarrhoeal inhibition (62% and 38% respectively), however, with C. officinalis the antidiarrhoeal activity was not statistically significant. T. graveolens and C. tenuiflora did not show activity on the pharmacological model used. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.