Laxative effect on methanol extracts of leaves of basella alba
Corresponding Author(s) : Dr.Shankara sharma
shankaran@gmail.com
International Journal of Allied Medical Sciences and Clinical Research,
Vol. 2 No. 4 (2014): 2014 Volume 2- Issue -4
Abstract
The present study was aimed to evaluate scientifically the laxative effect of methanolic extract of leaves of Basellaalba.(MEBA) was studied on experimental albino rats. The laxative effect was expressed as the faecal output at 8hrs and 16hrs.MEBA at the doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg significantly increased (P<0.001) the faecal output in albino rats. The results obtained for establishing the efficacy and substantiate the traditional uses as a laxative agent. Further studies are needed to completely understand the mechanism of laxativeeffect of Basellaalba.
Keywords
Laxative activity
Basellaalba
Traditional medicine
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Dr.Shankara sharma. Laxative effect on methanol extracts of leaves of basella alba. Int. J. of Allied Med. Sci. and Clin. Res. [Internet]. 2020 Aug. 2 [cited 2026 Feb. 26];2(4):392-4. Available from: https://ijamscr.com/ijamscr/article/view/107
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[3] Daniyan SY, Muhammad HB. Evaluation of the antimicrobialactivities and phytochemical properties of extracts of Tamaridusindica against some diseases causing bacteria. African Journal ofBiotechnology 2008; 7(14): 2451-2453.
[4] Kumar P. Indian Spinach, Basellaalba (PUI) succulent,branched, smooth, twining herbaceous vine. Best Nutrition, 2010.
[5] Haskell MJ, Jamil KM, Hassan F, Peerson JM, Hassain MI, FuchsGJ, Brown KH. Daily consumption of Indian spinach (Basellaalba) orsweet potatoes has positive effect on total-body vitamin A store inBangladeshi men. Am J ClinNutr. 2004; 80(3): 705-714.
[6] Cambie RC and Ash J. Fijian Medicinal Plants, CSIRO, Australia, 1994, 92-93.
[7] Aalbersberg WGL and Singh Y. Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6, 1991, 117.
[8] Gonzalez AG et al.,Phytochemistry, 30 (4), 1991, 1137-1139, 1269-1271.
[9] Wiedenfeld H and Roder E. Planta Med, 57 (6), 1991, 578-579.
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[11] Sharma GP et al., Indian Drugs, 16, (1), 1978, 21-23.
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[17] Pierce, N.F., Carpenter, C.C.J., Elliot, H.Z., and Greenough, W.B., Gastroenterology, 1971, 60, 22-32.
[2] Anandarajagopal K, Sudhahar D, Ajaykumar TV, Muthukumaran, G. Evaluation of CNS Depressant Activity of Aerial Parts ofBasella alba Linn. IJPI’S Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology2011; 1:5.
[3] Daniyan SY, Muhammad HB. Evaluation of the antimicrobialactivities and phytochemical properties of extracts of Tamaridusindica against some diseases causing bacteria. African Journal ofBiotechnology 2008; 7(14): 2451-2453.
[4] Kumar P. Indian Spinach, Basellaalba (PUI) succulent,branched, smooth, twining herbaceous vine. Best Nutrition, 2010.
[5] Haskell MJ, Jamil KM, Hassan F, Peerson JM, Hassain MI, FuchsGJ, Brown KH. Daily consumption of Indian spinach (Basellaalba) orsweet potatoes has positive effect on total-body vitamin A store inBangladeshi men. Am J ClinNutr. 2004; 80(3): 705-714.
[6] Cambie RC and Ash J. Fijian Medicinal Plants, CSIRO, Australia, 1994, 92-93.
[7] Aalbersberg WGL and Singh Y. Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6, 1991, 117.
[8] Gonzalez AG et al.,Phytochemistry, 30 (4), 1991, 1137-1139, 1269-1271.
[9] Wiedenfeld H and Roder E. Planta Med, 57 (6), 1991, 578-579.
[10] Zhao L, Chen WM and Fang QC. Planta Med, 57, 1991, 578.
[11] Sharma GP et al., Indian Drugs, 16, (1), 1978, 21-23.
[12] Durodola JI. Planta Med, 32, 1977, 388-390.
[13] Harbone, J.P., Phytochemical Methods, A Guide to modern technique of plant analysis, (Chapmann and Hall, London),1973, pp. 1-271.
[14] Capasso F., Mascolo N., Autore G. and Romano V., Laxatives and the production of autocoids by rat colon, J. Pharm. Pharmacol, 13, 1986, 627-629.
[15] Sood A. R., Bajpai A. and Dixit M.,Pharmacological and biological studies on saponins,Indian J. Pharmacol, 17, 1985, 178-179.
[16] Brown, J.A. and Taylor, P., Muscarinic receptor agonists and antagonist. In: Hardman, J.G., Limbird, L.E., (Eds), Goodman and Gilman’s the pharmacological Basis of therapeutics 10th Edition, MacGraw Hill, New York, 2000, pp 115-158.
[17] Pierce, N.F., Carpenter, C.C.J., Elliot, H.Z., and Greenough, W.B., Gastroenterology, 1971, 60, 22-32.