Желчегонная активность экстрактов сухих Carthamus tinctorius L. , Tagetes erecta L. и Calendula officinalis L.

The aim of the present work was to estimate the choleretic effect of dry extracts derived from Carthamus tinctotius L., Calendula officinalis L. and Tagetes erecta L. Materials and methods: The experiments were carried out on white male rats weighing 180–230 g. The extracts in a single dose were introduced into the duodenum of the rats at the doses of 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg in the form of water solution. Results: The results of the experiments have shown that the extracts from Calendula officinalis and Carthamus tinctorius have the marked choleretic effect due to the presence of biologically active substances, predominantly fl avonoids.