Anti-anxiety activity studies of various extracts of Turnera aphrodisiaca ward

Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 13-21

  Kumar, Suresh ^a   Sharma, Anupama ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti anxiety; Aphrodisiac; Turnera aphrodisiaca; Turneraceae

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BUTANOL; CARBOHYDRATE; CHLOROFORM; DIAZEPAM; FLAVANOID; METHANOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; PROTEIN; TANNIN; TURNERA APHRODISIACA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; DIAZEPAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; TURNERA;

EID: 33645052101     PISSN: 15228940     EISSN: 15229106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J157v05n04_02     Document Type: Article

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