Anticonvulsive and free radical scavenging actions of two herbs, Uncaria rhynchophylla (Miq) Jack and Gastrodia elata Bl., in kainic acid-treated rats

Life Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 2071-2082

  Hsieh, Ching Liang ^a   Tang, Nou Ying ^a   Chiang, Su Yin ^a   Hsieh, Ching Tou ^b   Jaung Geng, Lin ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b JEN AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsive; Free radical scavenging activity; Gastrodia elata; Kainic acid; Uncaria rhynchophylla

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; KAINIC ACID; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHINESE HERB; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; EPILEPSY; GASTRODIA ELATA; HERBAL MEDICINE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MYOCLONUS; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; TREMOR; UNCARIA RHYNCHOPHYLLA; WET DOG SHAKES;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; KAINIC ACID; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPID PEROXIDES; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; GASTRODIA ELATA; UNCARIA RHYNCHOPHYLLA;

EID: 0033536555     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(99)00473-7     Document Type: Article

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