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Comparison Antitussive Activity Echinacea and Artemisia in Mice
A. Esmailirad, M. Bavari, N. Kavosi and H. Najafzadeh
Corresponding Author: H. Najafzadeh
Submitted: June 09, 2012
Accepted: July 09, 2012
Published: September 20, 2012 |
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Regarding to some pharmacological effects of Echinacea and Artemisia, the aim of present study was
comparison their potential antitussive effect. Four groups of mice were used and received normal saline,
dextromethorphan, Echinacea extract and Artemisia extract respectively before cough induction. Cough was induced
in a 1000 mL special glass chamber with ammonium hydroxide (1 mL of 5% solution) cotton ball. The numbers of
cough were counted when mouse was kept for 2 min into the chamber and 5 min out of it. The mean of cough was
significantly decreased by dextromethorphan, Echinacea extract and Artemisia extract. But there was no difference
between effects of these agents statistically.
Key words: Artemisia, cough, dextromethorphan, echinacea, mice, ,
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A. Esmailirad, M. Bavari, N. Kavosi and H. Najafzadeh, . Comparison Antitussive Activity Echinacea and Artemisia in Mice. Current Research Journal of Biological Sciences, (5): 596-599.
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ISSN (Online): 2041-0778
ISSN (Print): 2041-076X |
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