Evaluation of the Central Properties of Several Hypericum Species from the Canary Islands

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 740-744

  Prado, Begoiïa ^a   Rabanal, Rosa M ^a   Sanchez Mateo, Candelaria C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antidepressant effect; Cns activity; Forced swimming test; Hypericiim species; Infusions; Pharmacology

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; APOMORPHINE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLOWERING; HYPERICUM; INDIAN OCEAN; LD 50; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZATION; SLEEP;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; APOMORPHINE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; FLOWERING TOPS; HYPERICUM; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PENTOBARBITAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SLEEP;

EID: 85047672974     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1060     Document Type: Article

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