Hypotensive Activity of Daucus Carota, Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis and Terminalia Arjuna

Anees A. Siddiqui,* Sachin M. Wani and R. Rajesh1

¹Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy Hamadard university, New Delhi- 110 062 (India ) ²Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, J.S.S.College of Pharmacy, Ooty - 643 001 (India)

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ABSTRACT:

Various extracts of Daucus carota (Apiaceae), Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Malvaceae), and Terminalia arjuna (Combretaceae) were evaluated for their hypotensive activity on normotensive rats by non-invasive method. These extracts at a dose of 50, 100 and 200mg/kg animal body weight showed dose dependent hypotensive activity.

KEYWORDS:

Hypotensive Activity; Daucus carota; Hibiscus rosasinensis; Terminalia arjuna