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Extraction and phytochemical investigation of Calotropis procera : Effect of plant extracts on the activity of diverse muscles

2010; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 48; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3109/13880200903490513

1744-5116

Amal M. Youssef Moustafa, Safwat Ahmed, Z.I. Nabil, Aida A. Hussein, Mohamed Alaa A. Omran,

Cynara cardunculus studies

Context: Calotropis procera (Ait.) R.Br. (Asclepiadaceae) is a shrub or small tree that grows wild in Egypt. Calotropis acts as a purgative, anthelmintic, anticoagulant, palliative (in problems with respiration, blood pressure), antipyretic, and analgesic, and induces neuromuscular blocking activity. Little research has been done to study the electrophysiological effects of this plant's extracts on cardiac, smooth, and skeletal muscle activities.