Phytochemical Analysis, Antioxidant, Antistress, and Nootropic Activities of Aqueous and Methanolic Seed Extracts of Ladies Finger (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) in Mice
Autor: | Sathish Kumar Doreddula, Srinivasa Reddy Bonam, Durga Prasad Gaddam, Brahma Srinivasa Rao Desu, Nadendla Ramarao, Vijayapandi Pandy |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Zdroj: | The Scientific World Journal, Vol 2014 (2014) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 2356-6140 1537-744X |
DOI: | 10.1155/2014/519848 |
Popis: | Abelmoschus esculentus L. (ladies finger, okra) is a well-known tropical vegetable, widely planted from Africa to Asia and from South Europe to America. In the present study, we investigated the in vitro antioxidant capacity and in vivo protective effect of the aqueous and methanolic seed extracts of Abelmoschus esculentus against scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment using passive avoidance task and acute restraining stress-induced behavioural and biochemical changes using elevated plus maze (EPM) and forced swimming test (FST) in mice. Our results demonstrated that the pretreatment of mice with aqueous and methanolic seed extracts of Abelmoschus esculentus (200 mg/kg, p.o.) for seven days significantly (P |
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