
doi: 10.1038/2061367a0
pmid: 5838253
THE classical concept of the action of the vegetable cathartics is that they irritate the intestinal mucosa. As a result of this ‘irritation’ intestinal motility is increased, and it is assumed that fluid contents are hurried through the intestine so fast that water and electrolytes cannot be absorbed as they are normally because the bowel contents are in contact with the mucosal cells for too short a period of time1–3.
Castor Oil, Plants, Medicinal, Phenolphthaleins, Cathartics, Sodium, Biological Transport, Active, In Vitro Techniques, Electrophysiology, Plants, Toxic, Oxygen Consumption, Intestinal Absorption, Ileum, Podophyllum, Animals, Rabbits, Skin
Castor Oil, Plants, Medicinal, Phenolphthaleins, Cathartics, Sodium, Biological Transport, Active, In Vitro Techniques, Electrophysiology, Plants, Toxic, Oxygen Consumption, Intestinal Absorption, Ileum, Podophyllum, Animals, Rabbits, Skin
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