Phytochemical Screening of Annona Senegalensis Stem Bark and Its Anti-Diarrheal Effect
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Antidiarrhoeal activity of the methanol stem-bark extract of Annona senegalensis Pers. (Annonaceae).
AIM OF THE STUDY To investigate the antidiarrhoeal properties of the stem-bark extract of Annona senegalensis, using both in vivo and in vitro models. MATERIALS AND METHODS Swiss albino mice were used to investigate the acute oral toxicity of the extract. The extract was administered orally to mice fed with charcoal meal in order to investigate intestinal transit time. The effect of the extra...
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عنوان ژورنال: The International Journal of Science & Technoledge
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2321-919X
DOI: 10.24940/theijst/2019/v7/i7/st1907-030