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Cathartic activity of Soborodo: the aqueous extract of calyx of Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

✍ Scribed by A. K. Haruna

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Weight: 67 KB
Volume: 11
Category: Article
ISSN: 0951-418X
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1573(199706)11:4<307::aid-ptr42>3.0.co;2-r

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✦ Synopsis

The cathartic activity of soborodo (zobo drink), a hot water decoction of the flower (calyx) of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (family Malvaceae), is reported here. Evidence of the cathartic activity of soborodo was shown when the lyophilized aqueous extract (800 mg/kg) caused a pronounced increase in the number of wet faeces in rats without any significant increase in the propulsive intestinal movement. Unlike with senna (positive control), normal defaecation was not affected when compared with distilled water (negative control). The cathartic property of soborodo may be due to the saponin-like compounds detected in the extract.

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