ISHS Acta Horticulturae 678: III WOCMAP Congress on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Volume 4: Targeted Screening of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Economics and Law
STUDIES ON ANTI-TUSSIVE ACTIVITY OF XANTHIUM STRUMARIUM L. EXTRACT |
| Authors: | S.C. Mandal, R. Boominathan, B.P. Devi, S. Panda |
| Keywords: | Xanthium strumarium extract, anti-tussive activity |
| DOI: | 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.678.20 |
| 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. | |
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