Open AccessSpasmolytic and anti-spasmodic action of Trachyspermum ammi essence on rat′s ileum contraction
Author(s) -
Seyed Hassan Hejazian,
Seyyed Majid Bagheri,
Fatemeh Safari
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.147982
Subject(s) - acetylcholine , ammi , thymol , ileum , contraction (grammar) , traditional medicine , chemistry , pharmacology , chromatography , medicine , biochemistry , essential oil , gene–environment interaction , genotype , gene
Trachyspermum ammi is a plant of umbelliferae family and has been traditionally used in the treatment of many gastrointestinal disorders such as indigestion, colic, and diarrhea. Our previous study demonstrated that aqueous extract of Trachyspermum ammi reduced the contractile activity of rat's ileum.