Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 2

Evaluation of Antimotility Effect of Alpinia conchigera Griff on Charcoal Induced Gastrointestinal Motility in Mice

  • Author:
  • Swati Paul, Dibyajyoti Saha
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 71 to 74

Department of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University, Bangladesh, Chittagong

*Corresponding Author E-mail: swati946@gmail.com

**saha.dibyajyoti@gmail.com

Online published on 19 June, 2014.

Abstract

Evaluation of antimotility activity was done in intestine of mice treated with methanolic extract of Alpinia conchigera Griff (MEAC). Charcoal was used as a promotility agent. The antimotility activity with the mean defecation period 297.4 and 371.2 min at the dose of 250 and 500mg/kg body weight.

Keywords

Alpinia conchigera Griff, Gastrointestinal Motility, Chacoal