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Pharmacological basis for the use of the

Pharmacological basis for the use of the antivenene water soluble extract of Diodia scandens as a laxative, oxytocic agent and a possible aphrodisiac in traditional medicine practice in Eastern Nigeria

✍ Prof. Dr. G. Onuaguluchi; P. Nwafor 📂 Article 📅 1999 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 72 KB 👁 1 views

The effects of the antivenene fraction of an ethanol extract of Diodia scandens on some mammalian smooth muscles were investigated. On the guinea-pig ileum, the extract was shown to be a partial agonist acting via muscarinic receptors. Acetylcholine (ACh) was 2.5 Â 10 5 times more potent. On the pre