THE CONTRACTILE EFFECTS OF THE EXTRACTS OF EUGENIA-UNIFLORA ON ISOLATED RAT DUODENUM

Authors
GBOLADE AA ILESANMI OR ALADESANMI AJ
Citation
Aa. Gbolade et al., THE CONTRACTILE EFFECTS OF THE EXTRACTS OF EUGENIA-UNIFLORA ON ISOLATED RAT DUODENUM, PTR. Phytotherapy research, 10(7), 1996, pp. 613-615
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Medicinal","Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Journal title
PTR. Phytotherapy research → ACNP
ISSN journal
0951418X
Volume
10
Issue
7
Year of publication
1996
Pages
613 - 615
Database
ISI
SICI code
0951-418X(1996)10:7<613:TCEOTE>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The activities of organic solvent extracts and volatile oil of Eugenia uniflora L. on smooth muscle were investigated using the isolated rat duodenum. Only the ethyl acetate extract of the leaf yielded higher c ontractile responses than the reference drug (acetylcholine). The cont ractile activity demonstrated by the leaf extracts was absent in the o il.