procyanidin b 8/diarrhea

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of grape-seed procyanidins in controlling weaning diarrhea using a rat model. Weaned rats were fed either the basal diet or basal diet supplemented with either 250 mg/kg grape-seed procyanidins or 2000 mg/kg ZnO. Treated rats had better performance

Dietary tannins are reported to impair the absorption of nutrients and minerals in whole animals and in semi-isolated intestinal preparations. The present studies investigated the effect of purified procyanidin from black beans (Phaseolus vulgarus) on tissue electrical parameters, isotopic Na+ and

The decoction of Cocos nucifera L. husk fiber has been used in northeastern Brazil traditional medicine for treatment of diarrhea and arthritis. Water extract obtained from coconut husk fiber and fractions from adsorption chromatography revealed antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus.

Proanthocyanidins (PAs) are major anti-diarrhea constituents in rhubarb, one of the frequently used traditional medicines. However, the phytochemical investigation of PAs in rhubarb was hampered by their strenuous purification and identification. In the present study, aiming to clarify the

Gambir (asen'yaku in Japanese), an aqueous extract of leaves and young twigs of Uncaria gambir Roxb., has traditionally been used as a treatment for diarrhea and dysentery as an internal medicine and for sore throat as a gargle. Although it is a pharmacopoeic medicine in Japan, the quantitative

Cocoa beans have historically been used as a treatment for diarrhea, leading us to hypothesize that polyphenols contained in cocoa inhibit intestinal Cl- secretion. In this study, the dose-dependent effects of flavonoid compounds present in cocoa, or molecularly closely related compounds, were

The Changshu tablet (CST), one kind of Chinese patent medicine with astringent to the intestine and relieving diarrhea, was made by the root of Rose odorata Sweet var. gigantean (Coll.et Hemsl.) Rehd.et Wils. Although CST has a long history of clinical application, but the research of its chemical

BACKGROUND Plants of the genus Hymenaea (Fabaceae) are used in South American and Asian traditional medicines to treat a multitude of disorders, like cough, diarrhea, dysentery, intestinal colic, pulmonary weakness, asthma, anemia, sore throat, and for the treatment of kidney problems, viral related

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Bistort rhizome (Bistorta officinalis) is a traditionally used plant material popular in Europe and Asia in the treatment of diarrhea and as a topical agent for skin conditions. It contains tannins mostly