Traditional Chinese herbs against hypertension enhance the effect of memory acquisition

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 787-795

  Ho, Shih Ching ^a   Ho, Yueh Feng ^a   Lai, Tzung Hsien ^a   Liu, Tsu Hwie ^a   Wu, Rey Yih ^a  

^a DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Gastrodia elata; Hypertension; Passive avoidance; Scopolamine; Uncaria rhynchophylla

Indexed keywords

CYATHULA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; EUCOMMIA ULMOIDES EXTRACT; GARDENIA JASMINOIDES EXTRACT; GASTRODIA ELATA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYGONUM MULTIFLORUM EXTRACT; PORIA COCOS EXTRACT; SCOPOLAMINE; SCURRULA LIGUIDAMBARICOLUS EXTRACT; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS EXTRACT; SCUTELLARIAE RADIX; TIANMA GOUTENG; UNCARIA RHYNCHOPHYLLA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABALONE; AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DOSE RESPONSE; GASTRODIA; HYPERTENSION; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; SKILL; UNCARIA;

AMNESIA; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PHYTOTHERAPY; SCOPOLAMINE;

EID: 24944577353     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X05003326     Document Type: Article

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