Cognitive enhancing effect of saponin rich fraction from the roots extract of Platycodon grandiflorum in mice

Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-31

  Cha, Mi Ran ^a,c   Choi, Chun Whan ^a,c   Yoo, Dae Seok ^a,c   Choi, Yeon Hee ^a   Park, Byoung Keun ^b   Kim, Eun Ju ^b   Kim, Young Sup ^a   Kang, Jong Seong ^c   Kim, Young Ho ^c   Ryu, Shi Yong ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^b JangSaeng Doraji Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Campanulaceae; Cognitive dysfunction; Morris water maze; Platycodon grandiflorum; Saponin rich fraction (SRF)

Indexed keywords

PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUM EXTRACT; SAPONIN RICH FRACTION; SCOPOLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAMPANULACEAE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SYNTHESIS; INTOXICATION; MAZE TEST; MEMORY DISORDER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 81855227213     PISSN: 02533073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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