Ursolic acid plays a role in Nepeta sibthorpii Bentham CNS depressing effects

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 382-385

  Taviano, M F ^a   Miceli, N ^a   Monforte, M T ^a   Tzakou, O ^b   Galati, Enza Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Analgesic effect; CNS depressing effects; Nepeta sibthorpii Bentham; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; NALOXONE; NEPETA SIBTHORPII BENTHAM EXTRACT; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PENTETRAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSOLIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEPETA; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; SEDATION; SEIZURE; WRITHING TEST;

ACETIC ACID; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; HEAT; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MICE; NEPETA; TRITERPENES;

MUS; NEPETA SIBTHORPII;

EID: 34247119278     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2076     Document Type: Article

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