Evaluation of anxiolytic effect of Syzygium aromaticum: a traditional herb of India
Journal Title: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - Year 2014, Vol 4, Issue 0
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the anxiolytic effect of Syzygium aromaticum (S. aromaticum). Methods: Anxiolytic activity of S. aromaticum was evaluated by using two method i.e. elevated plus maze and light-dark model. Results: Hydroalcholic extract of S. aromaticum exhibited a prominent anxiolytic effect. Conclusions: The hydroalcholic extract of S. aromaticum showed statistically significant anxiolytic effect.
Thrombocytopenia in children with malaria-A study from coastal Karnataka, India
Objective: To study the occurrence and severity of thrombocytopenia in children with malaria. Methods: It was a retrospective study, done at Fr Muller Medical College Hospital Mangalore, in Karnataka, India. Data regardi...
Antioxidant properties of sequential extracts from brown seaweed, Sargassum plagiophyllum, C. Agardh
Objective: To study the antioxidant properties of sequential extracts of Sargassum plagiophyllum. Methods: Sargassum plagiophyllum subjected to sequential extraction using acetone, acidic, alkaline and neutral water. Ant...
Phlebotomine sand fles (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Morocco: results of an entomological survey along three transects from northern to southern country
Objective: To study the sandflies distribution within their climatic and ecological context in three transects of Morocco: Ouarzazat-Mhamid, Foum Zguid-Marrakesh and Erfoud-Nador. Methods: In total, twenty-nine stations...
Fabrication and Evaluation of Tinidazole Microbeads for Colon Targeting
Objective: The purpose of present investigation was to develop and evaluate multiparticulate system exploiting pH-sensitive property and specific biodegradability of calcium alginate microbeads, for colon- targeted deliv...
An outbreak of neonatal septicaemia by Enterobacter cloacae
Objective: To report an outbreak of Enterobacter cloacae (E. cloacae) in a neonatal intensive care unit of a rural hospital in Karnataka and conduct a prospective study on neonatal septicaemia. Methods: The diagnosis was...