Articles
STUDIES ON ANTI-TUSSIVE ACTIVITY OF XANTHIUM STRUMARIUM L. EXTRACT
Article number
678_20
Pages
149 – 152
Language
English
Abstract
The water extract of the entire plant Xanthium strumarium has been evaluated for its effect on cough induced by sulphur dioxide gas in mice.
The extract shows significant anti-tussive activity in a dose dependent manner.
The anti-tussive potential of extract was comparable to that of codeine phosphate (10 mg/kg) a standard drug.
The extract at a dose level of 100, 200 mg/kg (p.o) showed significant inhibition of cough reflex by 39.75 and 65.58 respectively during 2h of the experiment.
The extract shows significant anti-tussive activity in a dose dependent manner.
The anti-tussive potential of extract was comparable to that of codeine phosphate (10 mg/kg) a standard drug.
The extract at a dose level of 100, 200 mg/kg (p.o) showed significant inhibition of cough reflex by 39.75 and 65.58 respectively during 2h of the experiment.
Authors
S.C. Mandal, R. Boominathan, B.P. Devi, S. Panda
Keywords
Xanthium strumarium extract, anti-tussive activity
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