Studies on some psychopharmacological actions of Moringa oleifera Lam. (Moringaceae) leaf extract

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 402-405

  Pal, Saroj K ^a   Mukherjee, Pulok K ^a   Saha, Kakali ^a   Pal, M ^a   Saha, B P ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Body temperature; General behaviour; MOE; Moringa oleifera; Muscle relaxant activity; Pentobarbitone sleeping time

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; METHANOL; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHERMIA; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RAT; SLEEP TIME;

ANIMALIA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; MORINGACEAE;

EID: 0029947784     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199608)10:5<402::AID-PTR870>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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