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Antidiarrheal Effects of Guava Extract by Nanda Felisha Putri is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This study evaluated the antidiarrheal effects of the ethanolic fruit extract of Psidium guajava in rats with castor oil-induced diarrhea. Rats were orally administered 200, 400 or 600 mg/kg of the P. guajava extract or loperamide (positive control). The extract significantly reduced defecation frequency in a dose-dependent manner, comparable to loperamide. Phytochemical analysis of the extract detected flavonoids and tannins, compounds known to exhibit antidiarrheal effects. An acute toxicity test in mice

Author
Nanda Felisha Putri
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