Croton macrostachys seeds are widely used in Somalia as a purgative. in the present study, pharmacologic and chemical investigations confirm the laxative effect of the seeds and indicate the presence of phorbolesters. There appears to be no direct correlation between the phorbolester content and laxative effect.
Croton macrostachys, a plant used in traditional medicine: purgative and inflammatory activity / Mazzanti, Gabriela; Bolle, Paola; Martinoli, Lucia; Piccinelli, Dario; Grgurina, Ingeborg; F., Animati; Y., Mugnè. - In: JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY. - ISSN 0378-8741. - STAMPA. - 19:(1987), pp. 213-219. [10.1016/0378-8741(87)90043-2]
Croton macrostachys, a plant used in traditional medicine: purgative and inflammatory activity
MAZZANTI, Gabriela;BOLLE, Paola;MARTINOLI, Lucia;PICCINELLI, Dario;GRGURINA, Ingeborg;
1987
Abstract
Croton macrostachys seeds are widely used in Somalia as a purgative. in the present study, pharmacologic and chemical investigations confirm the laxative effect of the seeds and indicate the presence of phorbolesters. There appears to be no direct correlation between the phorbolester content and laxative effect.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
