Anxiolytic activity of Ipomoea aquatica leaves
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The present study was carried out to investigate the anxiolytic activity of Ipomoea aquatica leaves. The shade dried leaves were extracted successively with petroleum ether and methanol: acetone (MAE-IA). The total flavonoids contents were determined as 200 mg/kg of dried plant material. The anxiolytic activity of MAE-IA was evaluated using elevated plus maze, light: dark apparatus, hole board apparatus. Its ability to influence ketamine-induced sleep was also assessed in mice. The MAE-IA (200 & 400 mg/kg orally) increased: time spent in open arm of elevated plus maze, time spent in lit area of light: dark apparatus and number of head poking in the hole board apparatus. The extract also increased duration of ketamine-induced sleep. The observations suggest anxiolytic activity of Ipomoea aquatica leaves.
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