Pharmacological Actions of Methanol Leaf Extract of Combretum paniculatum Vent. (Combretaceae) on the Gastrointestinal System doi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v4i7.3
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Combretum paniculatum Vent. (Combretaceae) is used widely in ethnomedicine in the treatment of chronic diarrhea and dysentery, flatulence, vomiting, colic, and enlarged spleen and liver. The study evaluated the potentials of C. paniculatum in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders using diarrheal and ulcer models in Swiss mice and Wistar rats. The anti-diarrheal effect of methanol extract of C. paniculatum was investigated using gastrointestinal motility test in mice, castor oil-induced diarrhea and castor oil-induced enteropooling in rats. Antiulcer effect was evaluated using indomethacin-, absolute ethanol-induced ulcer models and acid neutralizing capacity. The extract (100, 200 and 400 mg/kg), atropine (10 mg/kg), loperamide (2.5 and 3 mg/kg) and omeprazole (20 mg/kg) were administered. The methanol extract of C. paniculatum (MECP) leaves showed dose-dependent inhibition of intestinal motility. There was significant (P < 0.001) reduction in the number of diarrheic droppings at all administered doses and the volume of intestinal content was significantly (P < 0.01) reduced. MECP exhibited significant (P < 0.05) ulcer protection at 400 mg/kg similar to omeprazole against indomethacin-induced ulcer. There was also significant (P < 0.05) ulcer protection at 200 mg/kg against absolute ethanol-induced ulcer while exhibiting concentration-dependent increase in acid neutralization. The results obtained revealed that the extract possess antidiarrheal and antiulcer activities in Swiss mice and Wistar rats. This justified the folkloric use of C. paniculatum leaves in the treatment of diarrhea and ulcer.
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