The status and scope of Indian medicinal plants acting on central nervous system

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1997, Pages

  Vaidya, Ashok D B ^a,b  

^a Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Swami Prakashananda Ayurveda Research Centre   (India)

^b CB Patel Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Ayurveda; CNS; Herbal drugs

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0030716184     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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