Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull. 1998 Apr; 24(1): 6-9.

Effect of Nelumbo nucifera rhizome extract on the gastrointestinal tract of rat.

Talukder MJ, Nessa J.

Department of Physiology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

Extract of Nelumbo nucifera rhizome (RNN) was used as anti-diarrheal agent to combat the diarrhea in experimental rats. The RNN extract in graded doses (100, 200, 400 and 600 mg/kg body wt.) reduced not only the frequency of defecation, wetness of fecal dropping and PGE2 induced enteropooling but also the propulsive movements of charcoal meal significantly.