ANTIDIARRHOEAL ACTIVITY OF DICHROSTACHYS CINEREA (L.) WIGHT & ARN

摘要

Dichrostachys.cinerea.(L.).Wight.&.Arn.belongs.to.Mimosaceae,.is.commonly.known.as."Vidathalai'.in.Tamil..Earlier.folklore.claims.reveals.that.the.plant.is.used.in.diarrhoea.and.dysentery..The.whole.plant.has.been.used.for.antidiarrhoeal.activity.in.Indian.traditional.medi cine..So.the.leaf,.stem.bark.and.root.of.the.plant.were.screened.separately.for.their.antidiarrhoeal.activity.by.castor.oil.induced.model.and.small.intestinal.transit.model..In.the.present.study.vaccum.dried.ethanolic.extract.of..leaf,.bark.and.root.of..the..plant.were.used.at.two.dose.level.(200.mg./.kg.and.400.mg./.kg.p.o)..All.the.extracts.showed.significant.antidiarrhoeal.activity.by.both.the..tested.models..Hence.the.present.study.supports.the.traditional.claim.of.Dichrostachys.cinerea.(L.).Wight.&.Arn.as.an.antidiarrhoeal.drug.in.the.Indian.System.of.Medicine..