Anxiolytic and sedative activities of aqueous leaf extract of Dichrocephala integrifolia (Asteraceae) in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 176, Issue , 2015, Pages 494-498

  Ketcha Wanda, Germain Jean Magloire ^a   Djiogue, Sefirin ^a   Gamo, Franklin Zemo ^a   Ngitedem, Steve Guemnang ^a   Njamen, Dieudonné ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Anxiolytic; Dichrocephala integrifolia; Elevated plus maze; Open field; Sedative

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM; DICHROCEPHALA INTEGRIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SEDATIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CAMEROON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAZEPAM INDUCED SLEEP TEST; DICHROCEPHALA INTEGRIFOLIA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE TEST; EXPERIMENTAL BEHAVIORAL TEST; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; HEAD DIPPING; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PLANT LEAF; REARING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEDATION; SLEEP TIME; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ANIMAL; ANXIETY; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG THERAPY; PHYTOTHERAPY; SLEEP;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; ASTERACEAE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIAZEPAM; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SLEEP;

EID: 84948660171     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.11.035     Document Type: Article

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