Saikokaryukotsuboreito, a herbal medicine, prevents chronic stress-induced anxiety in rats: Comparison with diazepam

Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-74

  Mizoguchi, Kazushige ^a   Ikeda, Ryuji ^a   Shoji, Hirotaka ^a   Tanaka, Yayoi ^a   Jin, Xue Long ^a,b   Kase, Yoshio ^c   Takeda, Shuichi ^c   Maruyama, Wakako ^a   Tabira, Takeshi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TSUMURA AND CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Elevated plus maze test; Rat; Saikokaryukotsuboreito; Stress

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; SAIKO KA RYUKOTSU BOREI TO;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; HERBAL MEDICINE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; DIAZEPAM; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 57049183085     PISSN: 13403443     EISSN: 18610293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-008-0281-9     Document Type: Article

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