Anxiolytic-like effect of ethanolic extract of Argemone mexicana and its alkaloids in Wistar rats

Objective: Argemone mexicana is a Papaveracea plant; some reports have shown their antibacterial, anti-cancer, sedative and probably anti-anxiety properties. From their aerial parts, flavonoids and alkaloids have been isolated, which are intrinsically related to some actions on the central nervous s...

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Main Authors: Aideé Itzel Arcos-Martínez, Omar David Muñoz-Muñiz, Miguel Ángel Domínguez-Ortiz, Margarita Virginia Saavedra-Vélez, Maribel Maribel Vázquez-Hernández, Maria Gabriela Alcantara-Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2016-06-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine
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Online Access:http://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_6701_d5ecdcfdabed6e1f87ea70f49bf6a7ca.pdf