Antidiarrheal activity of aqueous leaf extract of Ceratotheca sesamoides in rats

• Main Authors: Yakubu M. Toyin (Author), Opakunle F. Khadijat (Author), Salimon S. Saoban (Author), Ajiboye T. Olakunle (Author), Bamisaye F. Abraham (Author), Quadri A. Luqman (Author)
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• Udgivet: Bangladesh Pharmacological Society, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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The antidiarrheal effects of the aqueous leaf extract of C. sesamoides at 25, 50 and 100 mg/kg body weight was evaluated in female rats using gastrointestinal transit, diarrhea and enteropooling induced by castor oil models. The extract was positive for alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids and phenolics....