Hypotensive effects of aqueous extract of Eugenia polyantha leaves are partly mediated via cholinergic receptor

• Main Authors: Ismail, Azlini, Sulaiman, Siti Amrah, Mohamed, Mahaneem, Syed Sahil Jamalullail, Syed Mohsin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: National Library of Malaysia 2011
• Subjects: RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology; RM147 Administration of Drugs and Other Therapeutic Agents; RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/90204/1/90204_Hypotensive%20effects%20of%20aqueous%20extract%20of%20Eugenia.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/90204/

Eugenia polyantha leaves, a popular fresh salad (‘ulam’) used by the Kelantanese has been claimed as a cure for hypertension. In this study, the hypotensive effects of aqueous extract of Eugenia polyantha leaves (AEEP) on the anaesthetized male normotensive Wistar-Kyoto rats were described. Increasi...