Antidiarrhoeal activity of root extracts from Roureopsis obliquifoliolata and Epinetrum villosum.

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Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry and Toxicology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B.), Laarbeeklaan 103, B-1090, Brussels, Belgium.

Published: March 2001

The methanol extracts of Roureopsis obliquifoliolata and Epinetrum villosum root significantly reduced castor oil-induced diarrhoea in mice. This effect supports the use of these plants in Congolese folk medicine as antidiarrhoeal remedies.

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