Hydroalcoholic extract of Pycnocycla spinosa is a relaxant of rat ileum and inhibits diarrhea in mice. As P. spinosa extract has spasmolytic activity on ileum, it could also affect other smooth muscles like bladder. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the effect of P. spinosa extract on rat bladder contraction. In an in vitro study, the effects of P. spinosa extract, nifedipine ...

Achillea santolina, Nepeta cataria and Salvia bucharica are mainly known to possess antispasmodic use in traditional medicine. The essential oils from these plants were screened for their possible pharmacological activity with possible mode of action explored. Volatile oil was extracted by steam distillation using standard procedure given in British Pharmacopoeia 2001. For pharmacological activ...

Nepeta L. is one of the important genus in Lamiaceae family. It includes ca. 300 herbaceous species and mostly grows Eurasia. represented Turkey by 40 taxa these 16 are endemic. commonly utilized traditional medicine local people, primarily as spasmolytic, diuretic, bronchodilator agents. As a consequence studies on taxa, terpenoids flavonoids have been identified most common components. In thi...

Cuscuta reflexa is a parasitic plant that has place with the family Convolvulaceae. It regularly known as dodder plant, amarbel, akashabela. Generally, it called marvel plant. rootless, lasting, leafless climbing twining spice takes food from have planted help of an extraordinary organ haustorium. This survey article will gather definitive portrayal compound constituent’s pharmacological employ...

Introduction. Lemon balm has been used for centuries due to its strong sedative, antimicrobial and spasmolytic effects. Besides different types of extracts essential oils, hydrolates (by-products obtained during oil extraction) are preparations aromatic medicinal plants with potential pharmacological activity. Aim. To estimate Melissa officinalis leaves hydrolate effects on gastric motility. Me...