Anticonvulsant Effect of the Aqueous Extract and Essential Oil of Carum Carvi L. Seeds in a Pentylenetetrazol Model of Seizure in Mice

Anticonvulsant Effect of the Aqueous Extract and Essential Oil of Carum Carvi L. Seeds in a Pentylenetetrazol Model of Seizure in Mice

Background: Carum carvi L. (caraway), known as black zeera in Iran, has been indicated for the treatment of epilepsy in Iranian folk medicine. This study evaluated whether the aqueous extract and essential oil of caraway seeds have anticonvulsant effects in mice. Methods: The anticonvulsant effects...

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Main Authors: Alireza Showraki, Masoumeh Emamghoreishi, Somayeh Oftadegan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2016-05-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Carum
Anticonvulsants
Pentylenetetrazole
Seizures
Mice
Online Access:http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/index.php/IJMS/article/view/1089

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