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The study aims to explore the gut inhibitory roles of the crude extract of Otostegia fruticosa against diarrhea and gut spasm.

Investigations of the voltage-gated Ca++ channels and phosphodiesterase enzyme inhibitory-like potential explain the medicinal use of Otostegia fruticosa in diarrhea and hypermotile gut

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Investigations demonstrate the effectiveness of Otostegia fruticosa in diarrhea and gut spasms, suggesting its medicinal use.

The study aims to explore the gut inhibitory roles of the crude extract of Otostegia fruticosa against diarrhea and gut spasm.
Used castor-oil-induced diarrhea model in mice to test extract's protective effects.
Constructed CaCl2-induced concentration–response curves for isolated rabbit intestines to study Ca++ channel effects.
Assessed phosphodiesterase inhibitory effects using isoprenaline-induced curves in isolated rabbit intestines.
Evaluated antibacterial activity against specific pathogenic bacteria.
The extract significantly protected mice from castor-oil-induced diarrhea at doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg.
In isolated rabbit intestines, the extract inhibited contractions in a dose-dependent manner, similar to papaverine.
The extract caused a rightward shift in Ca++ excitatory curves, indicating blockade of Ca++ channels.
Demonstrated antibacterial activity with MICs of 550 μg/mL against E. coli, Shigella sonnei, and Salmonella typhimurium.

Rehman et al. (2026) studied this question.

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