Antimotility Effect of Machiluss odoratissima & Sonchus wightianus from Nepal

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Amit Subedi*
Dipak Khakural
Sadhana Amatya
Tirtha Maiya Shrestha
Mohan Prasad Amatya

Abstract

The extracts of Machiluss odoratissima & Sonchus
wightianus were subjected to investigate phytochemical,
cytotoxic and antimotility properties. The phytochemical
screening showed the presence of different compounds. The
cytotoxic screening showed that both the extracts are nontoxic.
The in vivo study showed the presence of potent
antimotility compounds in both plants.


Keywords: Machiluss odoratissima, Sonchus wightianus, antimotility, Nepal


Email: amitsubedi@gmail.com

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