Sedative effects of hot flower infusion of Nyctanthes arbo-tristis on rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 140-146

  Ratnasooriya, W D ^a   Jayakody, J R A C ^a   Hettiarachchi, A D I ^a   Dharmasiri, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Antioxidant; Nyctanthes arbotristis; Sedation; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BROMOCRIPTINE; CREATININE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FLAVONOID; NYCTANTHES ARBO TRISTIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; SEDATIVE AGENT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FLOWER; FOOD INTAKE; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NYCTANTHES ARBO TRISTIS; PARAMETER; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SEDATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TECHNIQUE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

NYCTANTHES; OLEACEAE;

EID: 17144418444     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200590919474     Document Type: Article

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