Preliminary study of antidiarrhoeic activity in five Mexican plant species

Rosario Vargas S., Miguel A. Zavala S., Cuauhtémoc Pérez G., Rosa M. Pérez G., Salud Pérez G.

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Abstract

The antidiarrhoeal activity of decoctions of Loeselia mexicana, Teloxys graveolens, Oenothera roseae, Castilleja tenuiflora and Calendula officinalis were tested on diarrhoeic mice induced with castor oil. L. mexicana and O. roseae showed significant diarrhoeal inhibition (62% and 38% respectively), however, with C. officinalis the antidiarrhoeal activity was not statistically significant. T. graveolens and C. tenuiflora did not show activity on the pharmacological model used.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)S47-S48
JournalPhytotherapy Research
Volume12
Issue numberSUPPL. 1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antidiarrhoeic activity
  • Decoctions
  • Plants

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