Anxiolytic and CNS depressant activities of methanol extract of Curcuma caesia rhizome

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 738-747

  Karmakar, Indrajit ^a   Dolai, Narayan ^b   Bala, Asis ^a,c   Haldar, Pallab K ^a,c  

^a HIMALAYAN PHARMACY INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^c JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Curcuma caesia; Forced swim test and Tail suspension test; Hypnosis; Immobility

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; CURCUMA CAESIA EXTRACT; IMIPRAMINE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA CAESIA; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RHIZOME; SLEEP TIME; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 80053060096     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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