Intestinal, Airway, and Cardiovascular Relaxant Activities of Thymoquinone

Thymoquinone (TQ) is a bioactive component found in many medicinal herbs. In this study, we report the smooth and cardiac muscle relaxant activities of this compound. TQ concentration dependently suppressed spontaneously contracting rabbit jejunum while also relaxed high K+-(80 mM) induced contracti...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Nabeel Ghayur, Anwarul Hassan Gilani, Luke Jeffrey Janssen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/305319