Evaluation of CNS activity of Bramhi Ghrita

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-36

  Achliya, Girish S ^a   Wadodkar, S G ^a   Dorle, A K ^a  

^a RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; Panchagavya

Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; BACOPA MONNIERI EXTRACT; BRAMHI GHRITA; DEXAMPHETAMINE; EVOLVULUS ALSINOIDS EXTRACT; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAUSSUREA LAPPA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACORUS CALAMUS; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACOPA MONNIERI; BEHAVIOR; BUTTER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; COW GHEE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG CROSS REACTIVITY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EVALUATION; EVOLVULUS ALSINOIDS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PLANT; SAUSSUREA; SAUSSUREA LAPPA; SLEEP;

EID: 13744249784     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.13853     Document Type: Article

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