Antitussive activity of the methanol extract of Passiflora incarnata leaves.
The methanol extract of the leaves of Passiflora incarnata (100 and 200 mg/kg, p.o.) exhibited significant antitussive activity on sulfur dioxide-induced cough in mice, the cough inhibition (39.4 and 65.0%, respectively) being comparable to that of codeine phosphate (10 and 20 mg/kg, p.o., respectively).
Dhawan
Kamaldeep
K
Pharmacognosy Division, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, 160014, Chandigarh, India. kdd@glide.net.in
Sharma
Anupam
A
D000818:Animals; D000996:Antitussive Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003371:Cough / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D029598:Passiflora / Q000737:chemistry*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000996:Antitussive Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts