ROSECRANS, J. A. AND E. F. DOMINO. Comparative effects of physostigmine and neostigmine on acquisition and performance o f a conditioned avoidance behavior in the rat. PHARMAC. BIOCHEM. BEHAV. 2(1) 67-72 , 1974. The actions of physostigmine (0.10 and 0.15 mg/kg) and neostigmine (0.12 mg/kg) given s.c. on acquisition and performance of conditioned pole jumping were studied in rats receiving eith...

Datura stramonium, which is also known as Thorn Apple or Jimson Weed, is an alkaloid containing plant that is entirely toxic. The active toxic constituents of the plant are atropine, scopolamine and hyoscyamine. It has been abused worldwide for hundreds of years because of its hallucinogenic properties. Previous reports have shown that herbal medication overdose and accidental food contaminatio...

Datura is known as a medicinal plant and plant hallucinogen all over the world. Datura has a very special place in Ayurveda since all parts of the plant namely leaves, flowers, seeds, roots, have been used for a wide range of medication such as treatment of leprosy, rabies, insanity, etc. The extract of Datura, however, is a potent poison and its indiscriminate use may lead to delirium and acut...

A 32-year-old female, was diagnosed in 2004 with a C1 HIV1 infection, using zidovudine/lamivudine 300/150 mg BID and lopinavir/ritonavir 400/100 mg BID, in addition to prophylaxis with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 800/160 mg QD, but no prophylaxis with macrolide antibiotics. The patient presented with a severe headache and was prescribed two capsules of the anti-migraine drug Ormigrein™, which...

This study was conducted to determine the effects of different culture times on root growth and accumulation secondary metabolites in adventitious roots from Hyoscyamus niger petioles. For this purpose, transferred media containing 1 mM methyl jasmonate (MeJA) were harvested at 11 times, starting day 30. After harvest, fresh dry weights index as parameters growth, well amounts tropane alkaloids...