Screening of plants used in Danish folk medicine to treat epilepsy and convulsions

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 294-300

  Jäger, Anna K ^a   Gauguin, Bente ^a   Adsersen, Anne ^a   Gudiksen, Lene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Convulsions; Danish folk medicine; Epilepsy; GABA benzodiazepine receptor assay

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; FLUMAZENIL; PLANT EXTRACT; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CONVULSION; DENMARK; DRUG BINDING; DRUG SCREENING; EPILEPSY; MEDICINAL PLANT; PRIMULACEAE; SEDATION; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

DENMARK; EPILEPSY; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SEIZURES;

PRIMULA ELATIOR; PRIMULA VERIS; PRIMULACEAE; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM;

EID: 33645297093     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.10.015     Document Type: Article

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