Effect of Mimosa pudica (Linn.) extract on anxiety behaviour and GABAergic regulation of 5-HT neuronal activity in the mouse.

Mimosa pudica (Linn.) (M. pudica L.

Anxiolytic activity evaluation of four medicinal plants from Cameroon.

Afrormosia laxiflora (A. laxiflora), Chenopodium ambrosioides (C. ambrosioides), Microglossa pyrifolia (M.

Hypoglycaemic and antihyperglycaemic activity of Ageratum conyzoides L. in rats.

The hypoglycaemic and antihyperglycaemic properties of the aqueous extracts of the leaves of Ageratum conyzoides L. were evaluated in normoglycemic and in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats, in order to validate its use in folk medicine. Tested animals were given the aqueous extracts of the plant at the doses of 100, 200 and 300mg/kg.

Antioxidant potential of the methanol-methylene chloride extract of Terminalia glaucescens leaves on mice liver in streptozotocin-induced stress.

Aim: The antioxidant effect of the methanol-methylene chloride extract of Terminalia glaucescens (Combretaceae) leaves was investigated in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced oxidative stress.

Methods: Oxidative stress was induced in mice by a daily dose of STZ (45 mg/kg body weight i.p.

Teratogenic effects, acute and sub chronic toxicity of the leaf aqueous extract of Ocimum suave Wild (Lamiaceae) in rats.

The aqueous extract from the leaves of Ocimum suave was evaluated for acute and sub chronic toxicity and teratogenic effects. Swiss mice were administered single oral doses of 2000, 4000, 6000 and 8000 mg/kg and monitored for death and body weight gained for 7 days (acute toxicity). In sub-acute toxicity, experimental rats, received daily doses of 250, 500 and 1000 mg/kg for 42 consecutive days and the toxic effects were assessed using biochemical and haematological data and histology of vital organs.