Studies on psychopharmacological effects of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. rhizome extract

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 63-67

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

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Methalonic extract; Nelumbo nucifera; NNRE; Psychopharmacological activity; Rhizome

Indexed keywords

PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLANT ROOT; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RAT; SLEEP TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RATS; SLEEP;

EID: 0030297489     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(96)01455-9     Document Type: Article

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