1. ANTIDEPRESSANT POTENTIAL OF ISOLATED BIOACTIVE COMPOUND FROM BUTEA MONOSPERMA (LAM.) KUNTZE
- Author
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Das Manas Kumar, Sanjita Das, Mazumder Papiya Mitra, and Saumya Das
- Subjects
chemistry.chemical_compound ,Monoamine neurotransmitter ,Astringent ,biology ,chemistry ,Traditional medicine ,Phytochemical ,Butea ,biology.organism_classification ,Free radical scavenger ,Bioactive compound ,Terpenoid ,Behavioural despair test - Abstract
Traditional or alternative medicine refers other than orthodox medicine. From time immemorial, plants have been utilized as corrective agents for a variety of diseases. Butea monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze is a generally utilized plant in Ayurveda. Butea monosperma (Palas) has a place with the family Fabaceae, developed freely in many parts of India. Different phytochemical constituents present are carbohydrates, alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids, steroids and terpenoids. Butea monosperma is traditionally utilized as a free radical scavenger, antistress, CNS stimulant, antigout, diuretic, antileprotic, anti-inflammatory, antiulcer, astringent and antihepatotoxic. Its flower is utilized to treat instances of expanded spleen, menstrual aggravations, consuming sensations and eye diseases. Effect of Isolated bioactive compound from Methanol Extract of Butea monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze (BMME) was studied for the duration of immobility by Forced Swim Test (FST) At the dose of 20 mg/kg isolated compound showedsignificant effect (p
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- 2017