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ArticleAvicenna journal of phytomedicine

Anti-diarrhoeal activity of a polyherbal formulation in rats and elucidation of its cellular mechanisms.

Sasikumar Murugan, Divya Purusothaman, Edwin Jothie Richard, Nehru Sai Suresh Chalichem, Bharathi Bethapudi, Prasanna Raja Chandrasekaran, Chandrasekaran Chinampudur Velusami, Prashanth D'Souza, Deepak Mundkinajeddu

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Article in Avicenna journal of phytomedicine. 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, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Phytochemical profiling and antidiarrheal activity of Sophora japonica L. fruit extract.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2026
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  2. Expanded Therapeutic Applications ofCombinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening · 2024
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  3. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sasikumar MuruganResearch and Development centre, Natural Remedies Pvt Ltd, Plot No. 5B, Veerasandra Indl. Area, 19th K.M. Stone, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560100, Karnataka, India.
Divya PurusothamanResearch and Development centre, Natural Remedies Pvt Ltd, Plot No. 5B, Veerasandra Indl. Area, 19th K.M. Stone, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560100, Karnataka, India.
Edwin Jothie RichardResearch and Development centre, Natural Remedies Pvt Ltd, Plot No. 5B, Veerasandra Indl. Area, 19th K.M. Stone, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560100, Karnataka, India.
Nehru Sai Suresh ChalichemResearch and Development centre, Natural Remedies Pvt Ltd, Plot No. 5B, Veerasandra Indl. Area, 19th K.M. Stone, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560100, Karnataka, India.
Bharathi BethapudiResearch and Development centre, Natural Remedies Pvt Ltd, Plot No. 5B, Veerasandra Indl. Area, 19th K.M. Stone, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560100, Karnataka, India.
Prasanna Raja ChandrasekaranResearch and Development centre, Natural Remedies Pvt Ltd, Plot No. 5B, Veerasandra Indl. Area, 19th K.M. Stone, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560100, Karnataka, India.
Chandrasekaran Chinampudur VelusamiResearch and Development centre, Natural Remedies Pvt Ltd, Plot No. 5B, Veerasandra Indl. Area, 19th K.M. Stone, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560100, Karnataka, India.
Prashanth D'SouzaResearch and Development centre, Natural Remedies Pvt Ltd, Plot No. 5B, Veerasandra Indl. Area, 19th K.M. Stone, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560100, Karnataka, India.
Deepak MundkinajedduResearch and Development centre, Natural Remedies Pvt Ltd, Plot No. 5B, Veerasandra Indl. Area, 19th K.M. Stone, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560100, Karnataka, India.
Natural Remedies (India) · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe present study was aimed to study anti-diarrhoeal activity of a polyherbal formulation (PHF) in rats and elucidate its mechanism of action. MATERIALS AND

methodsAnti-diarrhoeal activity of PHF was investigated using castor oil-induced diarrhoea, small intestinal transit and enteropooling models in rats. PHF was tested at 75, 150 and 300 mg/kg rat body weight. Loperamide was used as a reference control for

resultsPHF demonstrated significant (p≤0.05) anti-diarrhoeal activity by increasing the time for first faecal drop and inhibited diarrhoeal episodes by 43, 58 and 60% at 75, 150 and 300 mg/kg body weight, respectively in a dose-dependent manner. Also, the intestinal transit was inhibited upto 33% and the weight of secretory contents induced by castor oil was significantly reduced by PHF, approximately 29% in enteropooling assay. On the other hand, the intestinal loop instilled with PHF and enterotoxin from

conclusionThe results suggest that the PHF possesses anti-diarrhoeal activity, evident through reduced faecal output, decreased intestinal transit and anti-secretory activities.

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Anti-diarrhoeaAnti-secretoryCampCastor oilDiarrhoeal dropEnterotoxinStodi

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