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Effect of Backebergia militaris cactus extract on intestinal smooth muscle contractility

✍ Scribed by Alma Rosa Cortés A.; Israel Gutiérrez L.; Kazuko Aoki M.

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1998
Tongue
English
Weight
127 KB
Volume
12
Category
Article
ISSN
0951-418X

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✦ Synopsis

The branches of the giant cactus Backebergia militaris contain at least one biologically active compound, corresponding to an alkaloid. This activity was not dependent on cactus age. Methanol crude extracts of B. militaris showed a clear inhibitory effect on rabbit intestinal smooth muscle contractility. The inhibitory activity was concentration-dependent, and reversible upon removal of the extract from the medium. B. militaris extract did not display any anticholinergic action on the rabbit intestine.

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