Fitoterapia. 2002 Dec; 73(7-8): 663-7.

Studies on anti-diarrhoeal activity of Ficus hispida. Leaf extract in rats.

Mandal SC, Ashok Kumar CK.

Division of pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jadavpur University, Calcutta 700 032 (WB), India. subhashmandal@yahoo.com

Methanol extract of Ficus hispida L. showed significant inhibitory activity against castor oil-induced diarrhoea and PGE(2)-induced enteropooling in rats. It also showed a significant reduction in gastro-intestinal motility on charcoal meal test in rats. The results obtained establish the F. hispida leaf extract as an anti-diarrhoeal agent.Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science B.V.