Antidepressant activity of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius in swiss albino mice
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CONTEXT In traditional system of medicine brahmi has been used to enhance memory. Recently it has been reported to have action in psychiatric disorders. With these backgrounds the work has been undertaken to study antidepressant activity of brahmi in albino mice. AIM To evaluate antidepressant activity of brahmi in experimental models. MATERIALS AND METHODS The antidepressant activity was s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0976-500X
DOI: 10.4103/0976-500x.81910