Validation of anticonvulsant and sedative activity of six medicinal plants

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 454-458

  Bum, E Ngo ^a   Taiwe, G S ^b   Nkainsa, L A ^b   Moto, F C O ^b   Seke Etet, P F ^b   Hiana, I R ^b   Bailabar, T ^b   Rouyatou, ^b   Seyni, Papa ^a   Rakotonirina, A ^b   Rakotonirina, S V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Acanthus montanus; Alchornea laxiflora; Botanicals; Decoction; Epilepsy; Herbal medicine; Insomnia; Microglossa pyrifolia; Piliostigma reticulatum; Traditional medicine; Voacanga africana

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 7 PHOSPHONOHEPTANOIC ACID; ACANTHUS MONTANUS EXTRACT; ALCHORNEA LAXIFLORA EXTRACT; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; HYPTIS SPICIGERA EXTRACT; ISONIAZID; MICROGLOSSA PYRIFOLIA EXTRACT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PENTETRAZOLE; PICROTOXIN; PILIOSTIGMA RETICULATUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; STRYCHNINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOACANGA AFRICANA EXTRACT;

ACANTHUS MONTANUS; ALCHORNEA LAXIFLORA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; ELECTRIC SHOCK; HYPTIS SPICIGERA; INSOMNIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROGLOSSA PYRIFOLIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PILIOSTIGMA RETICULATUM; PLANT LEAF; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SLEEP TIME; VOACANGA AFRICANA;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CONVULSANTS; DIAZEPAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROSHOCK; EPILEPSY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; ISONIAZID; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; PICROTOXIN; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; STRYCHNINE;

EID: 63449094429     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.12.022     Document Type: Article

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