Anticonvulsant and sedative activity of leaves of Senna spectabilis in mice

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-128

  Bum, E Ngo ^a   Nkantchoua, G N ^b   Njikam, N ^b   Taiwe, G S ^b   Ngoupaye, G T ^b   Pelanken, M M ^b   Nanga, ^b   Maidawa, F ^b   Rakotonirina, A ^b   Rakotonirina, S V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Extract seizures; Plant; Senna spectabilis; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 7 PHOSPHONOHEPTANOIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; ISONIAZID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PENTETRAZOLE; PICROTOXIN; SEDATIVE AGENT; SENNA EXTRACT; STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EPILEPSY; INSOMNIA; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SENNA; SENNA SPECTABILIS; SLEEP TIME; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 76549110548     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2010.123.128     Document Type: Article

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