The effects of methanol extract of Phyllanthus amarus on different phases of in lammation were examined. Investigations were performed using different phlogistic agents-induced paw e ema, carrageenan-induced airpouch inflammation and cotton pellet granuloma in rats. Methanol extract of Phyllanthus amarus significantly inhibited carrageenan, bradykinin, serotonin and prostaglandin E1-induced paw...

The influence of bile acids on adenosine 3',5'-phosphate-induced intestinal secretion was studied in mice. Bile flow was stopped by ligation of the common bile duct, and secretion was induced in ligated loops of the small intestine. The decrease of bile led to inhibition of hypersecretion after challenge with heat-labile enterotoxins from Vibrio cholerae and Escherichia coli, as well as with pr...