Effect of leaf essential oil from Piper solmsianum C.DC. in mice behaviour
An. acad. bras. ciênc
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73(1): 33-7, Mar. 2001. ilus, tab
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RESUMO
The essential oil from Piper solmsianum leaves and its major compound (sarisan) were tested to verify their influences upon mice behaviour. The essential oil was obtained by hydrodistillation in a modified Clevenger extractor and analysed by GC/ MS. This analysis revealed in the oil the presence of monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes and of arylpropanoids. The compound sarisan, a myristicin analogue, was isolated from the oil to perform the pharmacological tests. Emulsions of the oil and of sarisan (5.0 and 10.0 percent v/v) were used in the tests. Pentobarbital (30 mg/ kg s.c.) or diazepam (2.5 mg/ kg s.c.) were tested as standard drugs to verify depressant or anxiolytic effects, respectively. Both essential oil and sarisan showed to have exciting and depressant effects in the tested animals
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Asunto principal:
Conducta Animal
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Aceites de Plantas
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Aceites Volátiles
Límite:
Animales
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
An. acad. bras. ciênc
Asunto de la revista:
Ciencia
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro/BR
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/BR
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