{'fraction_non_alphanumeric': 0.03642987249544627, 'fraction_numerical': 0.030965391621129327, 'mean_word_length': 4.851063829787234, 'pattern_counts': {'":': 0, '<': 0, '<?xml version=': 0, '>': 0, 'https://': 0, 'lorem ipsum': 0, 'www.': 0, 'xml': 0}, 'pii_count': 0, 'substrings_counts': 0, 'word_list_counts': {'cursed_substrings.json': 0, 'profanity_word_list.json': 0, 'sexual_word_list.json': 0, 'zh_pornsignals.json': 0}}
Myorelaxant and antispasmodic effects of the essential oil of Alpinia speciosa on rat ileum

The effects of the essential oil of Alpinia speciosa Schum (EOAS) on rat ileum were studied. EOAS (0.1–600 µg/mL) reversibly relaxed ileal basal tonus. Submaximal contractions induced by 60 mM KCl or acetylcholine were concentration dependently inhibited by EOAS with similar IC50 values (∼ 44 and 48 µg/mL, respectively). These results show that EOAS possesses both relaxant and antispasmodic actions in the ileum. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.