Evaluation of the anticonvulsant activity of Zanthoxylum capense (Thunb.) Harv. (Rutaceae) in mice

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 844-853

  Amabeoku, G J ^a   Kinyua, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Anticonvulsant activity; Leaf methanol and aqueous extracts; Phytochemical qualitative analysis; Rutaceae; Zanthoxylum capense

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BICUCULLINE; DIAZEPAM; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GARDENYL; METHANOL; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID; PENTETRAZOLE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PICROTOXIN; PLANT EXTRACT; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; STEROID; STRYCHNINE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZANTHOXYLUM CAPENSE EXTRACT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LD 50; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RUTACEAE; SEIZURE; TOXICITY TESTING; ZANTHOXYLUM; ZANTHOXYLUM CAPENSE;

EID: 77958022441     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2010.844.853     Document Type: Article

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