Open AccessAnti-amnestic properties of Brahmi and Mandookaparni in a rat model
Author(s) -
Chittaranjan Andrade,
J. Suresh Chandra
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.31554
Subject(s) - piracetam , amnesia , pharmacology , retrograde amnesia , anesthesia , recall , medicine , psychology , traditional medicine , neuroscience , chemistry , psychiatry , cognitive psychology
We had previously demonstrated that a complex herbal formulation (Mentat; Himalaya Drug Company, Bangalore) attenuated anterograde and retrograde amnesia induced by electroconvulsive shocks (ECS) in rats. We later showed that a simplified formulation (Memorin; Phyto Pharma, Kolhapur) had similar effects.