Advances in Traditional Medicine

  • 제9권2호
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  • Pages.142-148
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  • 2009
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  • 2662-4052(pISSN)
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  • 2662-4060(eISSN)
경희대학교 융합한의과학연구소 (Kyung Hee Oriental Medicine Research Center)
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Anxiolytic effect of leaf galls extracts of Pipernigrum Linn. in Swiss Albino mice

  • Rajesh, R (Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The Oxford College of Pharmacy) ;
  • Sathiyanarayanan, L (Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, BVU's Poona College of Pharmacy) ;
  • Arulmozhi, S (Department of Pharmacology Centre for advanced research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, BVU's Poona College of Pharmacy) ;
  • Ruby, Ruby (Department of Pharmacology The Oxford College of pharmacy)
  • 발행 : 2009.06.30
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Anxiety disorders are one of the serious problems which need proper therapy devoid of side effects of presently available medicines. The present study evaluates the anxiolytic and sedative activity of leaf galls of Piper nigrum Linn. in Swiss Albino mice. The pet. ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate and ethanol extracts of leaf galls of Piper nigrum Linn were obtained by continuous soxhlet extraction. The prepared extracts were found to be safe up to 2000 mg/kg body weight of mice in the acute toxicity study. Each extract was assessed for anxiolytic activity in Swiss Albino mice by elevated plus Maze, open field test, rota rod test and phenobarbitone induced sleeping time test. In the Elevated Plus Maze test, the pet.ether extract and chloroform extract at a dose of 50 mg/kg b.w. orally, significantly (P < 0.01) increased the number of entries and time spent in open arm comparable with standard diazepam at the dose of 10 mg/kg. b.w. p.o. In the open field test, pet. ether extract (50 mg/kg b.w. p.o.) showed significant increase (P < 0.01) in ambulation and activity in the center. Chloroform extract (50 mg/kg b.w p.o.) was significant (P < 0.05) for both ambulation and center activity. Pet. ether extract (50 mg/kg b.w. p.o) also showed significant activity (P < 0.01) in rota rod test. All the results are comparable with standard diazepam at the dose of 1 mg /kg b.w, p.o. Moreover all the extracts showed significant (P < 0.01) increase in the phenobarbitone induced sleeping time among which pet.ether showed more prominent activity (36%) comparable with control. The results revealed that, the active pet.ether extract and chloroform extract of leaf galls of Piper nigrum Linn is worthwhile to develop the bioactive principle for anxiolytic activity.

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