EVALUATION OF ANTI-ASTHMATIC ACTIVITY OF CAPPARIS DECIDUA
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https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2022.v15i2.43378Keywords:
Asthma, Capparis decidua, Histamine, Bronchoconstriction, LeukocytosisAbstract
Objective: The present study was conducted to determine the anti-asthmatic activity of Capparis decidua.
Methods: The acute oral toxicity study was conducted as per OECD guidelines, and the extract was proved to be safe up to the dose of 2000 mg/kg.
The anti-asthmatic activity of C. decidua was evaluated using various experimental models such as histamine-induced bronchoconstriction in guinea
pigs and milk-induced leukocytosis in mice, histamine-induced bronchospasm in guinea pigs, studies on pre convulsive time and milk-induced
leukocytosis in mice, studies on blood.
Results: Antihistaminic drugs Chlorpheniramine maleate and ethanolic extract of C. decidua significantly protected the guinea pigs against histamineinduced
bronchospasm. The ethanolic section of C. decidua has dramatically prolonged the latent period of convulsions compared to control. Ethanolic
extract of C. decidua suppresses the milk-induced leukocytosis by stabilizing the oxidative stress in the surrounding tissue.
Conclusion: The results obtained in the above study suggest the ethanolic extract of C. decidua possesses significant anti-asthmatic activity.
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