Effects of Petroleum Ether Extract of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius Tuber on Central Nervous System in Mice.
Indian J Pharm Sci 2011;
71:651-5. [PMID:
20376218 PMCID:
PMC2846470 DOI:
10.4103/0250-474x.59547]
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Abstract
The central nervous system activity of the petroleum ether extract of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber was examined in mice, fed normal as well as healthy conditions. The petroleum ether extract of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber at the doses of 100, 300 and 1000 mg/kg showed significant central nervous system activity in mice.
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