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Article: Antiasthmatic activity of Moringa oleifera Lam: A clinical study
- Article from:
- Indian Journal of Pharmacology
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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Bronchial asthma is a syndrome, characterized by increased responsiveness of trachea and bronchi to various stimuli and manifested by acute, recurrent, and chronic attacks of widespread narrowing of airways. Clinically, asthma is expressed by airway obstruction that involves inflammation of the pulmonary airways and bronchial hyperresponsiveness that is usually reversible. [1] The past decade has witnessed phenomenal increases in the incidences of asthma, asthma-related deaths, and hospitalization. Existing classes of antiasthmatic agents offer a limited variety of action that can be combined in a complementary and additive manner. Individual oral agents act only on a part of the pathogenic ...