Some pharmacological actions of the essential oil of Blumea membranacea.

Mehta, S C; Vardhan, H; Saxena, S P

Mehta, S C; Vardhan, H; Saxena, S P.

Indian J Physiol Pharmacol ; 1986 Apr-Jun; 30(2): 149-54

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-108402

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

The essential oil obtained from the plant Blumea membranacea produced a marked and long lasting fall in blood pressure in anaesthetized dogs. The oil exerted a direct depressant action on frog heart and spasmolytic effect on rabbit ileum. It also depressed the conditioned avoidance response, adversely affected rotarod performance and potentiated the pentobarbitone induced hypnosis in rats.

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Animals; Behavior, Animal/drug effects; Body Temperature/drug effects; Dogs; Female; Guinea Pigs; Heart/drug effects; Male; Motor Activity/drug effects; Muscle Contraction/drug effects; Muscle, Smooth/drug effects; Plant Extracts/pharmacology; Rabbits; Ranidae; Rats

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Rabbits / Ranidae / Rats / Behavior, Animal / Body Temperature / Female / Male / Plant Extracts / Dogs / Guinea Pigs Language: English Journal: Indian J Physiol Pharmacol Year: 1986 Type: Article

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