Neuropharmacological Profile of Hydroalcohol Extract of Valeriana edulis ssp. procera Roots in Mice

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 290-296

  Oliva, Iván ^a   González Trujano, Ma Eva ^b   Arrieta, Jesús ^a   Enciso Rodríguez, Roberto ^c   Navarrete, Andrés ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Facultad de Quimica   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

^c Laboaratorios Mixim   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; Anxiolytic; Depressant; Sedative; Valerian; Valeriana edulis ssp. procera

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXYLAMINE; PENTETRAZOLE; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALERIANA EDULIS EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; SEDATION; SLEEP TIME; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PENTOBARBITAL; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; SEIZURES; SLEEP; VALERIAN;

VALERIANA; VALERIANA EDULIS; VALERIANA OFFICINALIS;

EID: 2442622380     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1389     Document Type: Article

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