Anxiolytic activity of Canscora decussata in albino rats

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Sethiya, Neeraj K ^a   Nahata, Alok ^a   Dixit, Vinod K ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Canscora decussata; elevated plus maze; Gentianaceae; mangiferin; Shankhpushpi

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CANSCORA DECUSSATA EXTRACT; DIAZEPAM; MANGIFERIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANSCORA DECUSSATA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GENTIANACEAE; MAZE TEST; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; RAT; ROTAROD TEST; STANDARD; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; WISTAR ALBINO GLAXO RAT;

EID: 77954364445     PISSN: 15533840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1553-3840.1263     Document Type: Article

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