Composition and Antidiarrheal Activity of Bidens odorata Cav.

The antidiarrheal effects of chloroform, methanol, and aqueous extracts of Bidens odorata Cav. were investigated at doses of 200 mg/kg on castor-oil-induced diarrhea. The chloroform extract of B. odorata (CBO) reduced diarrhea by 72.72%. The effect of CBO was evaluated on mice with diarrhea induced...

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Main Authors: Daniel Zavala-Mendoza, Francisco J. Alarcon-Aguilar, Salud Pérez-Gutierrez, M. Carmen Escobar-Villanueva, Miguel A. Zavala-Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/170290