Open AccessDetermining the Antioxidant Properties of Chamomile and Investigating the Effects of Chamomile Ethanol Extract on Motor Coordination Disorders in Rats
Author(s) -
Zahra Rabiei,
Zahra Alibabaei,
Mahmoud RafieianKopaei
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
shilap revista de lepidopterología
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.338
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2340-4078
pISSN - 0300-5267
DOI - 10.22088/jbums.17.4.50
Subject(s) - antioxidant , ethanol , chemistry , motor coordination , traditional medicine , pharmacology , medicine , biochemistry , biology , neuroscience
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Alzheimer’s, a progressive disorder causing the memory and other crucial functions of the brain to deteriorate, is mainly responsible for Dementia (brain deterioration). Most of the available drugs exert little influence on this brain disorder. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) and its ethanol extract on the balance and motor learning of healthy rats and rats receiving Scopolamine. METHODS: In this experimental study, 42 male Wister rats were divided into 6 groups of 7. They received one milligram of Scopolamine per kilogram of their body weight. The control group received distilled water. Simultaneously, the Amnesiac groups received 200 to 500 milligrams of Chamomile extract in addition to Scopolamine for 20 days. The healthy group only received the extract. The rats’ motor balance was measured using
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