Correspondence Collagenous colitis in Greece SIR,-We read with great interest the studies of Kingham et al (Gut 1986; 27: 570-77) and Palmer et al (Gut 1986; 27: 578-80) concerning 10 cases of the socalled collagenous colitis. On July 1986 we had the opportunity to diagnose the first case of collagenous colitis in Greece. The patient, a 54 year old woman, was first seen in July 1985, because of...

In Ethiopian folk medicine, aqueous decoction of the leaves of Salvia schimperi is used for treatments of various ailments including diarrhea, however, to date, there appear to have been no reports on the phytochemistry, the antidiarrhoeal and the antimicrobial activity of the plant. In this study, the hydroalcoholic extract of the leaves of S. schimperi was evaluated for its antidiarrheal and ...

BACKGROUND Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa has been widely used in indigenous systems of Indian medicine due to its various medicinal properties. However, despite its traditional usage as an anti-diarrhoeal there is limited information regarding its mode of action in infectious forms of diarrhoea. Hence, we evaluated the hot aqueous extract (decoction) of dried unripe fruit pulp of A. marmelos for i...

BACKGROUND The fruit of Rosa moschata has traditionally been used for the treatment of abdominal spasm and diarrhoea. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate mechanism(s) responsible for its medicinal use in gut spasm and diarrhea. METHODS Hydro-methanolic extract of Rosa moschata (Rm.Cr) was studied in isolated rabbit's jejunal preparations for possible antispasmodic activity. Ba...