Composition and Antidiarrheal Activity of Bidens odorata Cav.

The antidiarrheal effects of chloroform, methanol, and aqueous extracts of Bidens odorata Cav. were investigated at doses of 200 mg/kg on castor-oil-induced diarrhea. The chloroform extract of B. odorata (CBO) reduced diarrhea by 72.72%. The effect of CBO was evaluated on mice with diarrhea induced...

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Main Authors: Zavala-Mendoza, Daniel, Alarcon-Aguilar, Francisco J., Pérez-Gutierrez, Salud, Escobar-Villanueva, M. Carmen, Zavala-Sánchez, Miguel A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3825220/