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Spasmolytic activity of Toddalia asiatica var. Floribunda
Author(s) -
Lakshmi V.,
Kapoor S.,
Pandey K.,
Patnaik Late G. K.
Publication year - 2002
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/ptr.844
Subject(s) - traditional medicine , pharmacognosy , medicine , biology , biological activity , biochemistry , in vitro
The spasmolytic activity of the aerial parts of Toddalia asiatica var. floribunda (family Rutaceae) was evaluated. The ethanol extract exhibited significant spasmolytic activity and was then partitioned into five fractions. The activity was found to be concentrated only in the hexane and chloroform fractions. This activity was shown not to be due to the coumarins, toddalolactone and toddanone, as was previously thought. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.