Sedative effects of vapor inhalation of agarwood oil and spikenard extract and identification of their active components

Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-46

  Takemoto, Hiroaki ^a   Ito, Michiho ^a   Shiraki, Tomohiro ^a   Yagura, Toru ^a   Honda, Gisho ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agarwood oil; Inhalation; Nardostachys chinensis; Sedative effect; Spikenard; Spontaneous motor activity

Indexed keywords

AGARWOOD OIL; ALPHA GURJENENE; ARALIA EXTRACT; BENZYLACETONE; CALARENE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STRUCTURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HONG KONG; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; VIET NAM;

ACETONE; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMALS; ARALIA; BENZYL COMPOUNDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEXANES; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; SOLVENTS; THYMELAEACEAE; TIME FACTORS; VOLATILIZATION; WOOD;

EID: 38749095276     PISSN: 13403443     EISSN: 18610293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-007-0177-0     Document Type: Article

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