Comparative pharmacological study of hydroethanol extracts of Passiflora alata and Passiflora edulis leaves

被引:64
作者
Petry, RD
Reginatto, F
de-Paris, F
Gosmann, G
Salgueiro, JB
Quevedo, J
Kapczinski, F
Ortega, GG
Schenkel, EP
机构
[1] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, ICBS, Dept Bioquim, Ctr Memoria, BR-90035003 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Fac Farm, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
[3] Hosp Clin Porto Alegre, Serv Psiquiatria, Unidade Psicofarmacol, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
关键词
Passiflora; Passifloraceae; P; alata; edulis; sedative activity; anxiolytic activity;
D O I
10.1002/ptr.694
中图分类号
R914 [药物化学];
学科分类号
100701 ;
摘要
Several species of the genus Passiflora, known in Brazil as 'maracuji', have widespread use in folk medicine as sedatives and tranquillizers. The anxiolytic activity of hydroethanol extracts of P. alata and P. edulis leaves was evaluated using the elevated plus-maze test. The extracts presented anxiolytic activity in dosages around 50, 100 and 150 mg/kg. Copyright (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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