Evaluation of anti-hypertensive activity of ancient Unani cardiovascular drug “Saad Kufi” (Cyperus scariosus) in adrenaline-induced hypertensive rats

Abstract Background Saad Kufi (Cyperus scariosus R.Br) is a hardy grass-like perennial plant that belongs to the family Cyperaceae. Ibn Sina (Avicenna), the most significant thinkers and writers of the Islamic Golden Age first time systematized the individual cardiac drugs in “Risala Advia Qalbia,”...

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Main Authors: Sana Nafees, Syed Ziaur Rahman, Kunwar Mohammad Yousuf Amin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-12-01
Series:Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43094-020-00142-x