Evaluation of antidiarrhoeal effects of Psidium guajava L. (Myrtaceae) aqueous leaf extract in mice
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2006-12-01
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Salgado, Hérida Regina Nunes [UNESP]
Roncari, A. F F [UNESP]
Michelin, D. C. [UNESP]
Moreira, Raquel Regina Duarte [UNESP]
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A crude aqueous extract of the leaves of the guava tree, Psidium guajava L. (Myrtaceae), were studied for antidiarrhoeal effects, to place one of its traditional medical uses. The extract induced a decrease in the propulsive movements of the intestinal contents in mice. These findings suggested that an aqueous extract of guava leaves may be used as an effective treatment for non-specific diarrhoea in folk medicine.
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Guava tree, in vivo test, Intestinal motility, Psidium guajava L. (Myrtaceae), plant extract, psidium guajava extract, sodium chloride, unclassified drug, animal experiment, animal model, controlled study, diarrhea, drug mechanism, female, guava, intestine motility, mouse, Myrtaceae, nonhuman, plant leaf
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Revista de Ciencias Farmaceuticas Basica e Aplicada, v. 27, n. 1, p. 89-92, 2006.