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Antidiarrhoeal Activity of Bark Extracts of Caesalpinia sappan. Linn.


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The antidiarrhoeal activity and gastrointestinal motility reducing activity of alcoholic and aqueous extracts of bark of Caesalpinia sappan. linn. Were evaluated at two dose levels. Both the extracts showed significant antidiarrhoeal activity and reduced the mean weight of faeces and reduced the gastrointestinal motility significantly.
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Authors

Rasheed Ahmed
Department of Pharmacognosy, Padmavathi College of Pharmacy, Periyanahalli-635205, Dharmapuri, Tamilnadu, India
K. L. Senthilkumar
Department of Pharmacognosy, Padmavathi College of Pharmacy, Periyanahalli-635205, Dharmapuri, Tamilnadu, India
M. Rajkumar
Department of Pharmacognosy, Padmavathi College of Pharmacy, Periyanahalli-635205, Dharmapuri, Tamilnadu, India

Abstract


The antidiarrhoeal activity and gastrointestinal motility reducing activity of alcoholic and aqueous extracts of bark of Caesalpinia sappan. linn. Were evaluated at two dose levels. Both the extracts showed significant antidiarrhoeal activity and reduced the mean weight of faeces and reduced the gastrointestinal motility significantly.

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