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ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2017

Antispasmodic, bronchodilator, vasorelaxant and cardiosuppressant effects of Buxus papillosa.

Arif-Ullah Khan, Shamsher Ali, Anwarul-Hassan Gilani, Manzoor Ahmed, Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary

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Article in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Arif-Ullah KhanDepartment of Pharmacology, Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan. arif.ullah@riphah.edu.pk.
Shamsher AliMolecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Anwarul-Hassan GilaniDepartment of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, The Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan. anwar.gilani@aku.edu.
Manzoor AhmedDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Dir (L), Pakistan.
Muhammad Iqbal ChoudharyInternational Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, H EJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.
Aga Khan University · PKHarvard University · USInternational Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences · PKRiphah International University · PKUniversity of Malakand · PK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe present research was carried out to investigate pharmacological properties of Buxus papillosa C.K. Schneid. (Buxaceae).

methodsBuxus papillosa extracts of leaves (BpL), stem (BpS), roots (BpR) and BpL fractions: hexane (BpL-H), aqueous (BpL-A) also plant constituent, cyclomicrobuxine effect were studied in jejunum, atria, aorta and tracheal preparations from rabbit and guine-peg.

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conclusionsOur results reveal that Buxus papillosa possesses gut, airways and cardiovascular inhibitory actions.

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AnimalsAortaBronchodilator AgentsBuxusGuinea PigsJejunumMolecular StructureMyocardial ContractionParasympatholyticsPlant ExtractsPlant LeavesPregnanoloneRabbitsTracheaVasodilator AgentsBronchodilator AgentscyclomicrobuxineParasympatholyticsPlant ExtractsPregnanoloneVasodilator AgentsAntispasmodicBronchodilatorBuxus papillosaCa++ antagonistCardio-depressantVasodilator

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PMID28100216
PMCPMC5241935
OpenAlexW2571735299

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