Open AccessAntisecretory and antimotility activity of Aconitum heterophyllum and its significance in treatment of diarrhea
Author(s) -
Satyendra K. Prasad,
Divya Jain,
Dinesh Kumar Patel,
Alakh N. Sahu,
S Hemalatha
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.125182
Subject(s) - diarrhea , loperamide , feces , castor oil , excretion , medicine , chemistry , gastroenterology , gastric emptying , traditional medicine , pharmacology , biology , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , stomach
The roots of the plant Aconitum heterophyllum (EAH) are traditionally used for curing hysteria, throat infection, dyspepsia, abdominal pain, diabetes, and diarrhea. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to determine the mechanism involved in the anti-diarrheal activity of roots of A. heterophyllum.