Pharmacological basis for the medicinal use of cardamom in asthma

Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) is widely used in folk medicine for the treatment of asthma. This study describes its airways relaxant potential, with elucidation of possible underlying mechanism. Crude extract of cardamom which tested positive for alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, sterols and tanni...

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Main Authors: Arif ullah Khan, Qaiser Jabeen Khan, Anwar Hassan Gilani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bangladesh Pharmacological Society 2011-08-01
Series:Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology
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Online Access:https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJP/article/view/8133