Pharmacological evaluation of bioactive principle of Turnera aphrodisiaca

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 740-744

  Kumar, S ^a   Madaan, R ^a   Sharma, A ^b  

^a SD College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anxiolytic; Aphrodisiac; Apigenin; Turnera aphrodisiaca; Turneraceae

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; APIGENIN; EPSOLIN INJECTION; MORPHINE SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; ENDURANCE; IMMERSION; LATENT PERIOD; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHOTOREACTIVITY; SEDATION; TURNERA; TURNERA APHRODISIACA;

EID: 64349087854     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.49095     Document Type: Article

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