TY - JOUR AU - Aworet-Samseny, Raissa RR AU - Souza, Alain AU - Kpahé, Fidele AU - Konaté, Kiessoun AU - Datté, Jacques Y. PY - 2011 DA - 2011/03/17 TI - Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight et Arn (Mimosaceae) hydro-alcoholic extract action on the contractility of tracheal smooth muscle isolated from guinea-pig JO - BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine SP - 23 VL - 11 IS - 1 AB - Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight et Arn. (Mimosaceae) is largely used in ethno-medically across Africa, and mainly employed for the treatment of asthma in Ivory Coast and Gabon. The paper analyses the relaxation induced by the methanolic extract of D. cinerea (Edici) in the guinea-pig trachea preparations (GPTPs). Purpose: This study aimed to bring out the scientific basis to the use of this plant leading to the validation of this phytomedicine. SN - 1472-6882 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-11-23 DO - 10.1186/1472-6882-11-23 ID - Aworet-Samseny2011 ER -