Antidepressant- and anxiolytic-like actions of Cajanus cajan seed extract mediated through monoaminergic, nitric oxide-cyclic GMP and GABAergic pathways.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The seeds of Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp, are used in Traditional medicine for the treatment of anxiety and other neurological disorders. Hence, this study is designed to investigate the antidepressant- and anxiolytic-like properties of ethanol seed extract of Cajanus cajan (CC) in mice.

Materials And Methods: CC (50, 100 or 200 mg/kg, p.