Anxiolytic and antiemetic activity of Zingiber officinale

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 621-626

  Vishwakarma, S L ^a   Pal, S C ^a   Kasture, Veena S ^a   Kasture, S B ^a  

^a Department of Pharmacology   (India)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; Antiemetic; Anxiolytic; Zingiber officinale

Indexed keywords

GINGER EXTRACT; LITHIUM SULFATE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AVERSION; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTRIC SHOCK; GINGER; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; RHIZOME; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIEMETICS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; GINGER; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEIZURES;

ANIMALIA; ZINGIBER; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 0036847608     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.948     Document Type: Article

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