Fitoterapia. 2002 Jul; 73(4): 340-2.

Antinociceptive and antidiarrhoeal activity of Zanthoxylum rhetsa.

Rahman MT, Alimuzzaman M, Ahmad S, Chowdhury AA.

Department of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh. [email protected]

The methanolic extract of the Zanthoxylum rhetsa Roxb. stem bark, given by oral route to mice at doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg, significantly reduced the abdominal contraction induced by acetic acid and the diarrhoeal episodes induced by castor oil in mice.