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Due to limitations associated with various treatments available, the need for developing newer drugs is imperative. <jats:italic>Objective<\/jats:italic>. This study was aimed to evaluate the antidiarrheal activity of root extract and fractions of <jats:italic>C. abyssinica<\/jats:italic> Jaub. &amp; Spach. (Euphorbiaceae) in mice. <jats:italic>Methods<\/jats:italic>. After plant extraction and subsequent fractionation of the crude extract, the antidiarrheal activity was screened in castor oil induced diarrhea, castor oil induced enteropooling, and gastrointestinal motility test models accordingly. <jats:italic>Result<\/jats:italic>. The root extract of <jats:italic>C. abyssinica<\/jats:italic> produced neither visible signs of toxicity nor death at a single dose of 2000\u2009mg\/kg, suggesting the LD<jats:sub>50<\/jats:sub>\u2009&gt;\u20092000\u2009mg\/kg. In the castor oil induced diarrheal model, the highest dose of the extract (400\u2009mg\/kg) showed a maximal inhibition in the onset (158.00\u2009\u00b1\u200914.64, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.01, in minutes) of wet feces as compared to the negative control. In the enteropooling model, 400\u2009mg\/kg treated mice showed a significant reduction in volume (0.47\u2009\u00b1\u20090.02\u2009ml, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.01) and weight (0.50\u2009\u00b1\u20090.02\u2009g, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.05) of intestinal content as compared to the vehicle treated group. In the gastrointestinal motility test, the hydromethanolic root extract of <jats:italic>C. abyssinica<\/jats:italic> significantly inhibited the intestinal transit of charcoal meal at 400\u2009mg\/kg. In addition, chloroform and <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2010butanol fractions significantly reduced the distance moved by charcoal at doses of 200\u2009mg\/kg and 400\u2009mg\/kg, whereas aqueous fraction showed a significant effect at all test doses. The highest antidiarrheal index was observed at the maximal dose of extract and each fraction. <jats:italic>Conclusion<\/jats:italic>. The results obtained showed that the findings provide scientific support for the folkloric repute of <jats:italic>C. abyssinica<\/jats:italic> roots as treatment of diarrhea.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2020\/5416749","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,1,17]],"date-time":"2020-01-17T23:32:37Z","timestamp":1579303957000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":23,"title":["Antidiarrheal Activity of Hydromethanolic Root Extract and Solvent Fractions of <i>Clutia abyssinica<\/i> Jaub. &amp; Spach. 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