Evaluation of the anti-diarrheal activity of the aqueous stem extract of Lantana camara Linn (Verbenaceae) in mice

Evaluation of the anti-diarrheal activity of the aqueous stem extract of Lantana camara Linn (Verbenaceae) in mice

Abstract Background Diarrheal disease remains a public health problem in developing countries, including Ethiopia. In order to alleviate this disease, Ethiopian traditional healers use a wide range of medicinal plants from which Lantana camara is one of them. The stem of this plant is traditionally...

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Main Authors: Edlam Tadesse, Ephrem Engidawork, Teshome Nedi, Getnet Mengistu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Subjects:
Antidiarrheal activity
Castor oil induced diarrhoea
Anti-enteropooling
Gastrointestinal motility
L. camara
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-017-1696-1

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