| Title |
Central-stimulating and analgesic activity of the ethanolic extract of Alternanthera sessilis in mice
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, October 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6882-14-398 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Himangsu Mondal, Sanjib Saha, Khalijah Awang, Hemayet Hossain, Abdulwali Ablat, Md Khirul Islam, Ismet Ara Jahan, Samir K Sadhu, Md Golam Hossain, Jamil A Shilpi, Shaikh J Uddin |
| Abstract |
Alternanthera sessilis is a popular vegetable and used in traditional medicinal practice of Bangladesh and other parts of Asia to relive tiredness, laziness, and sleeps as well as pain and inflammation. However, no report was found on the neuropharmacological and analgesic activity of this plant to-date. Present study was undertaken to evaluate the neuropharmacological and analgesic activity of the ethanol extract of A. sessilis whole plant (ETAS) in mice models. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | 2% |
| Algeria | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 56 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 12% |
| Researcher | 6 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 9% |
| Other | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 9 | 16% |
| Unknown | 20 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 8 | 14% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 12% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 9 | 16% |
| Unknown | 23 | 40% |