Could Valerian have been the first anticonvulsant?

Epilepsia

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1338-1343

  Eadie, Mervyn J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Ladhope Chambers   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Isovaleramide; Isovaleric acid; Valerian

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ISOVALERIC ACID; VALERIAN;

ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRUG EFFICACY; EPILEPSY; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TASTE;

ANTICONVULSANTS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; VALERIAN;

EID: 7944230917     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.27904.x     Document Type: Review

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