Abstract
The ethanolic extract of Kaempferia parviflora (KP) rhizomes dose-dependently relaxed both aortic rings and ileum precontracted with phenylephrine and acethylcholine, respectively.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Acetylcholine
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Animals
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Aorta / drug effects
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Aorta / physiopathology
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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Humans
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Ileum / drug effects
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Ileum / physiopathology
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Male
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Muscle Relaxation / drug effects*
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Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / drug effects*
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Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / physiopathology
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Phenylephrine
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Phytotherapy*
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Plant Extracts / administration & dosage
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Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
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Plant Extracts / therapeutic use
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Rats
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Rats, Wistar
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Rhizome
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Vasodilator Agents / administration & dosage
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Vasodilator Agents / pharmacology*
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Vasodilator Agents / therapeutic use
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Zingiberaceae*
Substances
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Plant Extracts
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Vasodilator Agents
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Phenylephrine
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Acetylcholine