Somayeh Oftadegan
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
[ 1 ] - Anticonvulsant Effect of the Aqueous Extract and Essential Oil of Carum Carvi L Seeds in a Pentylenetetrazol Model of Seizure in Mice
Background: Carum carvi L. (caraway), known as black zeera in Iran, has been indicated for the treatment of epilepsy in Iranian folk medicine. This study evaluated whether the aqueous extract and essential oil of caraway seeds have anticonvulsant effects in mice.Methods: The anticonvulsant effects of the aqueous extract (200, 400, 800, 1600, and 3200 mg/kg, i.p.) and essential oil (25, 50, 100,...
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