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Hypoglycemic, antihistaminic and diuretic effects of aqueous extract of Adiantum capillus.

    Taha Mahwi Kawa Dizaye Gulala Qader

Iraqi Journal of Pharmacy, 2011, Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages 43-51
10.33899/iphr.2011.49587

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Abstract

The use of plants for healing purposes predates human history and forms the origin of much
modern medicine. Many conventional drugs originate from plant sources, a century ago, most
of the few effective drugs were plant based. Adiantum capillus has long held a place in herbal
medicine systems worldwide. It is prepared traditionally as an infusion for the treatment of
respiratory and urinary disorders. The pharmacological activities of A. capillus infusion were
evaluated in this study. The result obtained on the rabbit jejunum and bronchial smooth
muscle indicated that A. capillus extract has attenuated the response to histamine, suggesting
antihistaminergic mechanism in the observed effect. The extract showed no significant effect
on the contraction of the jejunum and bronchial smooth muscle induced by pilocarpine.
Therefore the antihistamine effect of the extract was not associated with antimuscarinic
activity. A. capillus has produced a significant increase in the urine flow and urinary Na+ and
K+ excretion rate in rabbits. This effect of A. capillus act at site before the distal nephron.
The infusion of the plant produced a non significant slight reduction in the blood pressure
without affecting the heart rate of the rabbit. The hypoglycemic effect of A. capillus extract
was studied in alloxan-diabetic rabbits. The extract induced a significant hypoglycemic effect
after oral administration which had similar efficacy to the hypoglycemic effects of
metformin. The maximal rate of decline in blood glucose concentrations response was
observed on the sixth day of the procedure.
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(2011). Hypoglycemic, antihistaminic and diuretic effects of aqueous extract of Adiantum capillus.. Iraqi Journal of Pharmacy, 11(1), 43-51. doi: 10.33899/iphr.2011.49587
Taha Mahwi; Kawa Dizaye; Gulala Qader. "Hypoglycemic, antihistaminic and diuretic effects of aqueous extract of Adiantum capillus.". Iraqi Journal of Pharmacy, 11, 1, 2011, 43-51. doi: 10.33899/iphr.2011.49587
(2011). 'Hypoglycemic, antihistaminic and diuretic effects of aqueous extract of Adiantum capillus.', Iraqi Journal of Pharmacy, 11(1), pp. 43-51. doi: 10.33899/iphr.2011.49587
Hypoglycemic, antihistaminic and diuretic effects of aqueous extract of Adiantum capillus.. Iraqi Journal of Pharmacy, 2011; 11(1): 43-51. doi: 10.33899/iphr.2011.49587
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