Possible mechanism(s) of the relaxant effect of asafoetida (Ferula assa-foetida) oleo-gum-resin extract on guinea-pig tracheal smooth muscle

Objective: Asafoetida (Ferula assa-foetida) is known as a valuable remedy for whooping cough, pneumonia, bronchitis in children and asthma treatment in folk medicine. In the present study the relaxant effects of the asafoetida on tracheal smooth muscle of guinea pigs and its probable mechanism(s) we...

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Main Authors: Zahra Gholamnezhad, Goltaj Byrami, Mohammad Hossein Boskabady, Mehrdad Iranshahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2011-12-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine
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Online Access:http://ajp.mums.ac.ir/pdf_23_260c74f186844f3d52980baa40c8311c.html