CNS depressant activity of Castanopsis indica leaves

Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 135-140

  Dolai, Narayan ^a   Karmakar, I ^b   Kumar, R B S ^c   Haldar, Pallab Kanti ^b,c  

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

^b HIMALAYAN PHARMACY INSTITUTE   (India)

^c JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Anticonvulsant; Castanopsis indica; CNS depressant; Fagaceae

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CASTANOPSIS INDICA EXTRACT; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; DIAZEPAM; IMIPRAMINE; METHANOL; PARACETAMOL; PENTETRAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASTANOPSIS INDICA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; IMMOBILIZATION; LETHAL DOSE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORTALITY; MOUSE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP TIME;

EID: 84861463492     PISSN: 15982386     EISSN: 22111069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13596-012-0058-2     Document Type: Article

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