Anticonvulsant activity ofArgyreia speciosain mice
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Anticonvulsant Activity of Argyreia speciosa in Mice
Argyreia speciosa commonly known as Vridha daraka in Sanskrit is one of the important plants used in indigenous system of medicine. The root is regarded as an alternative tonic and useful in the diseases of nervous system. To confirm the veracity of aforementioned claim, we have evaluated the anticonvulsant effect of the extract. In this investigation, the mice were pretreated with different do...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0250-474X
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474x.54277