Catha edulis Forsk. (Khat): Evaluation of its antidepressant-like Activity
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Catha edulis Forsk. (Khat): Evaluation of its Antidepressant-like Activity
BACKGROUND Catha edulis Forsk. (Khat) is traditionally used for treating various disorders. Nevertheless there are no reports of any scientific assessment of its psychopharmacological properties. OBJECTIVE Therefore, the current study was designed to evaluate the antidepressant-like activity of Khat ethanolic extract using established animal models of depression and stress. MATERIALS AND ME...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pharmacognosy Magazine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0973-1296
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_442_16