Studies on Neuropharmacological Effects of Clitoria ternatea Linn. Root Extract in Rats and Mice

Natural Product Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 260-263

  Boominathan, R ^a   Devi, B Parimaladevi ^a   Mandal, Subhash C ^a,b  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Reg Inst Pharmaceutical Sci T   (India)

Author keywords

Clitoria ternatea; Ethanol extract; Neuropharmacological activity; Roots

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLITORIA TERNATEA EXTRACT; DIAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLITORIA TERNATEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLANT ROOT; RAT; SLEEP;

EID: 0347635510     PISSN: 12263907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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