Effects of<scp><i>Oxalis barrelieri</i></scp>L. (Oxalidaceae) aqueous extract on diarrhea induced by<i>Shigella dysenteriae</i>type 1 in rats

Abstract

The results suggest that O barrelieri aqueous extract possesses bacteriostatic and antidiarrheal activities and reduces damages caused to intestinal mucosa barrier by pathogenic mechanisms of Shigella. This extract could be used as an alternative therapeutic for infectious diarrhea.