EVALUATION OF ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY OF THE LEAVES ETHANOLIC AND AQUEOUS EXTRACTS OF NYCTANTHES ARBORTRISTIS LINN. AGAINST SEIZURES INDUCED BY PENTYLENETETRAZOLE AND ELECTROCONVULSIVE SHOCK IN MICE
AbstractNyctanthes arbortristis Linn. (Oleaceae) which has been used as an antiepileptic remedy in tribal people of India (Orissa and Bihar) along with its use in Ayurveda, Sidha and Unani systems of medicine was evaluated for anticonvulsant activity against experimental seizures. The leaves ethanolic and aqueous extracts of N. arbortristis protected mice against tonic convulsions induced by maximal electroshock and especially by pentylenetetrazole. Neurotoxicity (sedation and motor impairment) of the extract was assessed by the rota rod test. Preliminary phytochemical analysis showed the presence of alkaloids, tannic acid, flavonoids, iridoid glucosides and Desramnosylverbascoside in the extracts. The acceptable acute toxicity of the extracts recommends further studies to determine the mechanism(s) and compound(s) involved in the anticonvulsant activity.
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IJPSR
Dharmendra Singh*, V.B. Maurya, Kiran Prajapati, Hemant Kumar, Pankaj S. Niranjan and S. K. Jain
Department of Pharmacy, VBS Purvanchal University*, Jaunpur (U.P.), India
dharmendra_singh667@yahoo.com
04 January, 2010
23 January, 2010
24 January, 2010
http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.1(2).63-71
01 February, 2010
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