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Study · Not a test of the peptide alone · 1980

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A newly isolated antispasmodic--butylidenephthalide.

Ko WC

Japanese journal of pharmacology1 Feb 1980Cited by 23 (Europe PMC)

Summary

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Results from this study1

No result from this study comes from a test of the peptide.

Studies that did not test the peptide alone1

In this study, Oxytocin was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. These results are not evidence about taking Oxytocin.

  1. 01LabNot a test of Oxytocin aloneEx vivo tissueMechanism

    In laboratory tests of oxytocin-challenged rat uterus, BdPh inhibited the response and was more active than ligustilide and butylphthalide.

    In plain wordsIn lab tests of rat uterine tissue challenged with oxytocin, BdPh inhibited the response more than the other two tested components.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    DecreaseOxytocin-induced uterine contractions
    Study

    ratn: not reported in source

    uterine preparations
    Comparator
    ligustilide and butylphthalide
    Outcome group
    Receptor activity and mechanism · Reproductive and sexual health

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Among these three, BdPh proved to be the most active in inhibiting rat uterine contractions induced by prostaglandin F2 alpha, oxytocin and ACh.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Butylidenephthalide (BdPh), ligustilide and butylphthalide were isolated and purified from neutral oil of Ligusticum wallichii Franch.

    In this study, Oxytocin was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking Oxytocin.

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Version history

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  1. Version 2Current

    12 Oct 2026, 11:11 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:54 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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