Open AccessAnti-convulsant action and amelioration of oxidative stress by Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract in pentylenetetrazole- induced seizure in albino rats
Author(s) -
Bimalendu Chowdhury,
Subrat Kumar Bhattamisra,
Mangala Charana Das
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.106433
Subject(s) - malondialdehyde , superoxide dismutase , oxidative stress , glycyrrhiza , chemistry , lipid peroxidation , convulsion , pharmacology , catalase , convulsant , antioxidant , biochemistry , medicine , epilepsy , receptor , alternative medicine , pathology , psychiatry
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the anti-convulsant potential of aqueous and ethanol e xtract of Glycyrrhiza glabra (AEGG and EEGG) and its action on markers of oxidant stress in albino rats.