Synergistic effect of methanol extract of Abies webbiana leaves on sleeping time induced by standard sedatives in mice and anti-inflammatory activity of extracts in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 397-402

  Nayak, Siva Sankar ^a   Ghosh, Ashoke Kumar ^b   Debnath, Bikash ^a   Vishnoi, Satya Prakash ^a   Jha, Tarun ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GUPTA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Abies webbiana; Anti inflammatory activity; Diazepam; Diclofenac sodium; Edema; Extracts; Pentobarbitone sodium; Sleeping time; Synergistic effect

Indexed keywords

ABIES WEBBIANA EXTRACT; CARRAGEENAN; CHLOROFORM; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; PENTOBARBITAL; PETROLEUM ETHER; SEDATIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INDIA; INFLAMMATION; LD 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; SEDATION; SLEEP; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ABIES; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CARRAGEENAN; EDEMA; FEMALE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3242704284     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.04.014     Document Type: Article

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