To investigate the effect of Portulaca oleracea L. and Melissa officinalis L. extract on sleeping time in mice

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 10, Issue 38, 2011, Pages 95-101

  Miladi Gorji, H ^a   Vafaei, A A ^a   Bageri, A ^a  

^a SEMNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aqueous decoction extracts; Melissa officinalis; Portulaca oleracea; Sleeping time

Indexed keywords

MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; PORTULACA OLERACEA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; NONHUMAN; PORTULACA OLERACEA; RAT; SLEEP TIME;

ANIMALIA; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; MUS; PORTULACA OLERACEA;

EID: 80053292237     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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