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Plants of the genus  Valeriana  (Valerianaceae) are used in traditional medicine as a mild sedative, antispasmodic and tranquilizer in many countries. This study was undertaken to explore the neurobehavioral effects of systemic administration of a valepotriate extract fraction of known quantitative composition of  Valeriana glechomifolia  (endemic of southern Brazil) in mice. Adult animals were treated with a single intraperitoneal injection of valepotriate fraction (VF) in the concentrations of 1, 3 or 10 mg kg −1 , or with vehicle in the pre-training period before each behavioral test. During the exploration of an open field, mice treated with 10 mg kg −1  of VF showed reduced locomotion and exploratory behavior. Although overall habituation sessions for locomotion and exploratory behavior among vehicle control and doses of VF were not affected, comparison between open-field and habituation sessions within each treatment showed that VF administration at 1 and 10 mg kg −1  impaired habituation. In the elevated plus-maze test, mice treated with VF (10 mg kg −1 ) showed a significant increase in the percentage of time spent in the open arms without significant effects in the number of total arm entries. VF at 3 mg kg −1  produced an impairment of novel-object recognition memory. In contrast, VF did not affect fear-related memory assessed in an inhibitory avoidance task. The results indicate that VF can have sedative effects and affect behavioral parameters related to recognition memory.

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A Valepotriate Fraction of<i>Valeriana glechomifolia</i>Shows Sedative and Anxiolytic Properties and Impairs Recognition But Not Aversive Memory in Mice

A Valepotriate Fraction ofValeriana glechomifoliaShows Sedative and Anxiolytic Properties and Impairs Recognition But Not Aversive Memory in Mice