Antidepressant effect of Valeriana wallichii patchouli alcohol chemotype in mice: Behavioural and biochemical evidence

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 197-200

  Sah, Sangeeta Pilkhwal ^a   Mathela, Chandra S ^a   Chopra, Kanwaljit ^b  

^a KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aminobutyric acid; Forced swim test; Neurotransmitters; Patchouli alcohol chemotype; Valepotriates; Valeriana wallichii

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DICHLOROMETHANE; DOPAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALERIANA WALLICHII EXTRACT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; FOREBRAIN; IMMOBILIZATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BRAIN LEVEL; TREATMENT DURATION; VALERIANA WALLICHII;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CATECHOLAMINES; DEPRESSION; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PROSENCEPHALON; RHIZOME; SESQUITERPENES; VALERIAN;

MUS; POGOSTEMON CABLIN; VALERIANA WALLICHII;

EID: 79955469943     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.02.018     Document Type: Article

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