Pharmacological Study of Various Extracts of Strebulus Asper
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The effects of the crude, methanol, hexane TLC and acetone extractable portion of strebulus as per on frog's heart and smooth muscle of rabbit were studied. The different extracts of S. asper showed a stimulant effect on frog's heart while the crude and methanol extracts showed not much alteration in the peristaltic activity of smooth muscle or rabbit. Methanol, hexane and acetone extractable portion showed depression in peristaltic activity.
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