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[Purgative activity of Cassia italica]
M Assane1, R Nydyema, E Bassene
1Département de Physiologie, Pharmacodynamie et Thérapeutique, Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires (E.I.S.M.V.), Dakar, Sénégal.
Dakar Medical
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
Twenty guinea pigs were used to study the effects of Cassia italica leaves and pods extracts on intestinal motricity in vitro. The results obtained showed that the plant stimulate intestinal contractions with dose-dependent relation. Moreover, Cassia italica contractile activity was comparable to the acetylcholine one and was inhibited by atropine. According to these results, Cassia italica purgative activity is supported at least, by it's stimulating effect on intestinal motricity.