Antidiarrheal and antispasmodic activities of Vitex negundo are mediated through calcium channel blockade

Vitex negundo has reputation in the traditional medicine in diarrhea and gut spasm. This study was carried out to provide possible pharmacological basis to its medicinal use in hyperactive gut disorders. In castor oil-induced diarrheal model, the crude extract of V. negundo, caused a dose-dependent...

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Main Authors: Munasib Khan, Abdul Jabbar Shah, Anwar Hassan Gilani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bangladesh Pharmacological Society 2013-08-01
Series:Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://www.banglajol.info/bd/index.php/BJP/article/view/15296