Pharmacological Screening of Ethanolic Extract of Syzygium Cumini Seed on Isolated Smooth Muscle Strip and Heart
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Syzygium species are well known plants in the traditional system of Indian medicine with valuable medicinal properties like anti-hyperglycemic, anti-bacterial, hepato-protective, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, chemopreventive, diuretic, etc. In our study, cumulative administration (936.55 μg/ml) of the ethanolic extract of Syzygium cumini seed relaxed (55 %) the rat uterus smooth muscle against 22.36 mmol/l of Potassium chloride (KCl) induced smooth muscle contraction. Also, the inotropic and chronotropic effects of the extract using Langendorff’s isolated heart perfusion method are reported.
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