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Item Phytochemical and Biological Studies on Solanum dubium seeds and Sunnut honey Combination as Potential Anti-asthmatic(Al Neelain University, 2016) Iman Tagelsir Abdalla MohamedAsthma is an allergic disease resulting in inflammation of the airways leading to bronchoconstriction and wheezing. Anti asthmatic agents are of substantial adverse effect, the present study attempted to evaluate scientifically a herbal remedy composed of Sunnut honey and ground seeds of Solanum dubium which is used in Sudanese traditional medicine for control of bronchial asthma. The effect of the crude extract of combination, seeds and honey of S. dubium known in Sudan as Gubbain on carageenan-induced acute inflammation was evaluated by the rat hind paw oedema method. The result showed a significant inhibitory effect on the carrageenan-induced oedema in rats at all the doses tested in rats in all groups, when compared to the normal saline control and standard Diclofenac Sodium. The activity resides more at the dose of 4ml/kg of combination with 91.16% inhibition and then the percentage (%) inhibition of paw edema in 2ml/kg of combination, 2ml/kg of S. dubium seeds and 2ml/kg honey, with 81.05, 72.07 and 66.75% respectively after 4 hours of extract administration, when compared with standard drug 74. 34%. The isolated guinea pigs tracheal strip a pattern of allergens were used to investigate the bronchodilating effect of crude extracts of combination, S. dubium seeds and honey, S. dubium seeds and Sunnut honey. Changes in the reactivity of the tracheal smooth muscle are measured as the reaction on a single dose of bronchoconstrictor mediator histamine. The results showed, both seed aqueous extract and the combination relaxed effectively the guinea pigs tracheal strip isolated and their relaxant effect was shown to be β2- Adrenoceptor stimulates like action since it was completely blocked by Propranolol and antagonized the contracting effect of histamine on the guinea pigs tracheal strip. Acute and Sub-chronic toxicity studies of the crude extracts of the combination, honey and the seeds on rats, the LD50 percentage was determined. The toxicity study revealed that there is no acute or sub-chronic toxicity in different concentrations of the extracts were found to be safe up to 4000mg/kg body weight. Phytochemical studies revealed variable concentrations of alkaloids, sterols, triterpene, flavonoids, coumarins, saponins and tannins.