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Studies on anti-diarrhoeal activity of Ficus hispida. Leaf extract in rats
Subhash C Mandal1, C K Ashok Kumar
1Division of pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jadavpur University, Calcutta 700 032 (WB), India. subhashmandal@yahoo.com
Fitoterapia
|December 20, 2002
Abstract:
Methanol extract of Ficus hispida L. showed significant inhibitory activity against castor oil-induced diarrhoea and PGE(2)-induced enteropooling in rats. It also showed a significant reduction in gastro-intestinal motility on charcoal meal test in rats. The results obtained establish the F. hispida leaf extract as an anti-diarrhoeal agent.