Anxiolytic and sedative activities of Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 148-153

  Deng, Jun ^a   Zhou, Yujuan ^a   Bai, Mengmeng ^a   Li, Hongwei ^a   Li, Li ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jiangcheng Green Banna Ecological Food Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Anxiolytic effect; Elevated plus maze; Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa; Sedative effect; Spontaneous activity

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BUTANOL; DIAZEPAM; FLAVONOID; ISOORIENTIN; PASSIFLORA EDULIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SEDATIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PASSION FRUIT; SEDATION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; FEMALE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; PASSIFLORA; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ANIMALIA; MUS; PASSIFLORA; PASSIFLORA EDULIS F. FLAVICARPA;

EID: 76749144259     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.12.043     Document Type: Article

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