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Planta Med 1989; 55(4): 351-353
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-962026
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Antiasthmatic Activity of Artemisia caerulescens Subsp. gallica

A. Morán, R. Carrón, M. L. Martín, L. San Román
  • Laboratory of Pharmacognosy and Pharmacodynamics, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Salamanca, E-37007 Salamanca, Spain
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1988

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24 January 2007 (online)

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Abstract

The bronchodilatory effect of the butanolic extract of A. caerulescens subsp. gallica on anaesthetized guinea-pigs and in vitro preparations of guinea pig trachea was studied. The extract antagonized the bronchoconstrictory action of histamine and acetylcholine. The concentration response curves obtained in the in vitro preparations were shifted to the right in the presence of β-adrenergic blocking agents: propranolol or ICI 118.551.