Sedative activity of hexane extract of Keampferia galanga L. and its active compounds

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 123-125

  Huang, Linfang ^a,b   Yagura, Toru ^b   Chen, Shilin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL PLANT DEVELOPMENT   (China)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aromatic compounds; Ethyl cinnamate; Ethyl trans p methoxycinnamate; Hexane extract; Keampferia galanga L.; Sedative

Indexed keywords

4 METHOXYCINNAMIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CINNAMIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; FRAGRANCE; HEXANE; KAEMPFERIA GALANGA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STRUCTURE; HERB; KAEMPFERIA GALANGA; LOCOMOTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RHIZOME; SEDATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMALS; AROMATHERAPY; CINNAMATES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PLANT EXTRACTS; ZINGIBERACEAE;

KAEMPFERIA GALANGA; MUS;

EID: 53649091842     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.07.045     Document Type: Article

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