Effect of Nelumbo nucifera rhizome extract on the gastrointestinal tract of rat.
Extract of Nelumbo nucifera rhizome (RNN) was used as anti-diarrheal agent to combat the diarrhea in experimental rats. The RNN extract in graded doses (100, 200, 400 and 600 mg/kg body wt.) reduced not only the frequency of defecation, wetness of fecal dropping and PGE2 induced enteropooling but also the propulsive movements of charcoal meal significantly.
Department of Physiology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.
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D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000930:Antidiarrheals / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001285:Atropine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002400:Cathartics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002432:Cecum / Q000187:drug effects; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility / Q000187:drug effects; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects; D007419:Intestinal Secretions / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D010276:Parasympatholytics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011708:Pylorus / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D020318:Rats, Long-Evans; D014144:Tragacanth / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000930:Antidiarrheals; D002400:Cathartics; D010276:Parasympatholytics; D010936:Plant Extracts; D001285:Atropine; D014144:Tragacanth; D015232:Dinoprostone