Effect of Bramhi Ghrita, an polyherbal formulation on learning and memory paradigms in experimental animals

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 159-162

  Achliya, Girish S ^a   Barabde, U ^a   Wadodkar, S ^a   Dorle, A ^a  

^a RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bramhi ghrita; Elevated plus maze; Learning and memory; Morris water maze; Panchagavya

Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; BACOPA MONNIERI EXTRACT; BRAMHI GHRITA EXTRACT; EVOLVULUS ALSINOIDS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAUSSUREA LAPPA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACORUS CALAMUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACOPA MONNIERI; BRAMHI GHRITA; BUTTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG FORMULATION; EVOLVULUS ALSINOIDS; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY DISORDER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SAUSSUREA; SPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 2942748425     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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