Abstract:Background:Garcinia kola is popularly used in African traditional medicine for the relief of acute bronchoconstrictive episodes.Objective:In this study, we examined the anti-asthmatic and morphological effects of the ethanol extract of G. kola in animal model.Materials and Methods:Guinea pigs were sensitized with ovalbumin and then given doses of 200 or 400 mg/kg/day for 21 consecutive days. Theophylline (10 mg/kg/day) was used as a standard. At the end of the exposure, the animals were exposed to 0.2% histami… Show more
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