Antidepressant-like activity of anthocyanidins from Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flowers in tail suspension test and forced swim test | Zendy

PallaviB Shewale | Zendy; Rupali Patil | Zendy; YogeshA Hiray | Zendy

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Antidepressant-like activity of anthocyanidins from Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flowers in tail suspension test and forced swim test

Author(s) -

PallaviB Shewale,

Rupali Patil,

YogeshA Hiray

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

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 - 10.4103/0253-7613.99303

Subject(s) - tail suspension test , behavioural despair test , prazosin , serotonergic , imipramine , pharmacology , chemistry , haloperidol , dopaminergic , hypoactivity , antidepressant , antagonist , serotonin , dopamine , endocrinology , medicine , receptor , biochemistry , alternative medicine , pathology , hippocampus

Flowers of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn (Malvaceae) popularly known as "China-rose flowers" contain flavonoids. Flavonoids have been found to have antidepressant activity. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the antidepressant activity of flavonoids in H. rosa-sinensis flowers with possible involvement of monoamines.

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