objective(s) indigofera tinctoria linn. of fabaceae family is claimed to be useful to control epileptic seizures in the indian system of folkore medicine. this study was designed to evaluate i. tinctoria and to verify the claim. materials and methods seizures were induced in male albino rats with pentylenetetrazole (ptz). the test group animals were administered ethanolic extract of indigofera ...

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