Sedative-hypnotic activity of extracts and essential oil of Coriander seeds

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 22-27

  Emamghoreishi, M ^a,b   Heidari Hamedani, G ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Coriandrum sativum; Essential oil; Extract; Hypnotic; Pentobarbital; Sedative

Indexed keywords

CORIANDER SATIVUM EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORIANDER; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; SEDATION; SLEEP; SLEEP TIME;

EID: 33644808981     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: 17353688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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