Evaluation of Antihistaminic and Anticholinergic
Activities of Murraya koenigii
Linn.
Hassan M Qureshi1, Muhammad O Omer1*,
M Ashraf1, A Bukhsh2, Mueen A Chaudhry3and Muhammad Saeed Imran4
1Department
of Pharmacology and Toxicology; 2Institute of
Pharmaceutical Sciences,University of Veterinary and
Animal Sciences, Lahore,
Pakistan; 3Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of
Lahore, Pakistan; 4Department of Pathology, University of
Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore,
Pakistan *Corresponding author: ovomer@gmail.com
Abstract
This study was designed
to evaluate antihistaminic and anticholinergic activities of
Murraya koenigii leaves. To observe the activities ethanolic (Mk.Eth) and
aqueous (Mk.Aq) extracts of
M. koenigii through in vitro
analysis, isolated guinea pig ileum, rabbit trachea and jejunum tissues were
used and tissues responses were recorded by Power Lab data acquisition system
connected with isotonic or isometric transducers. Mk.Eth and Mk.Aq showed
rightward shift in histamine concentration response curves at 0.1-0.3mg/ml, when
tested on isolated guinea pig ileums. Both extracts also relaxed carbachol (1µM)
induced pre contracted isolated rabbit trachea and jejunum tissue, dose
dependently but a more potent effect was observed with aqueous extract of
M.
koenigii. Keeping in view all the results, presence of antihistaminic
and anticholinergic activities in aqueous and ethanolic extracts of
M. koenigii leaves can be strongly
suggested that provides sound basis for application of
M. koenigii in airways and
gastrointestinal disorders.