Oral administration of Cimicifuga racemosa extract attenuates immobilization stress-induced reactions

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-18

  Nadaoka, Isao ^a   Watanabe, Kazuki ^b   Yasue, Masaaki ^a   Sami, Manabu ^a   Kitagawa, Yasushi ^a   Mimaki, Yoshihiro ^b  

^a Asahi Soft Drinks Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

23 epi 26 deoxyactein; Actein; Cimicifuga racemosa; Cimiracemoside F; Immobilization stress

Indexed keywords

23 EPI 26 DEOXYACTEIN; ACTEIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; CIMIRACEMOSIDE F; CORTICOSTERONE; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTISTRESS ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FRACTIONATION; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RHIZOME; STRESS ULCER; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; CIMICIFUGA; EXERCISE; MENTAL STRESS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

CIMICIFUGA DAHURICA; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA; RATTUS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CIMICIFUGA; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84860629202     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1200700107     Document Type: Article

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