Comparative evaluation on commercial sources of indigenous medicine Shankhpushpi for anti-stress potential: A preliminary study

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 460-467

  Sethiya, Neeraj K ^a   Thakore, Sangeeta G ^a   Mishra, S H ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Anti stress; CAR; Convolvulus pluricaulis; Epinepherine; Shankhpushpi

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AYURVEDIC DRUG; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CLITOREA TERNATEA EXTRACT; CONVOLVULUS PLURICAULIS EXTRACT; EVOLVULUS ALSINOIDS EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SHANKHPUSHPI; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTI STRESS ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLITOREA TERNATEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVOLVULUS; CONVOLVULUS PLURICAULIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MIXTURE; EVOLVULUS ALSINOIDS; FEMALE; HYPNOSIS; INDIA; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; RAT; WISTAR ALBINO GLAXO RAT;

EID: 70249109206     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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