Sedative and hypnotic activities of the methanolic and aqueous extracts of Lavandula officinalis from Morocco

Advances in Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Alnamer, Rachad ^a   Alaoui, Katim ^a   Bouidida, El Houcine ^b   Benjouad, Abdelaziz ^a   Cherrah, Yahia ^a  

^a MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b Protection and Monitoring of Industrial Installations   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC AGENT; LAVANDULA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SEDATIVE AGENT; THIOPENTAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FEMALE; FLOWER; INSOMNIA; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOROCCO; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 84855584914     PISSN: 16876334     EISSN: 16876342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/270824     Document Type: Article

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