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Antidepressant Activity of Spirulina Platensis in Experimentally Induced Dipression in Mice

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: The spray dried powder of Spirulina platensis was used to treatment of depression in different doses (100mg/kg, 200 mg/kg and 400 mg/kg) and Impramine (15mg/kg) as standard drug in experimental animal models like Forced swim test in mice, Tail suspension test in mice, Clonidine induced aggression behaviour in mice test, L-dopa induced hyper activity and aggressive behavior in mice, 5-HT induced head twitches in mice, From all the experimental model results were observed that the Spirulina platensis was possess the dose dependent anti depressant activity.

Source: International Journal of Research and Development in Pharmacy and Life Sciences

Authors: Dilip Suresh, M Madhu, Saritha Ch, R. Sambath Kumar, P Shankaraiah

Language: English

Topic: Medicinal Plant Extracts Effects

Subfield: Complementary and alternative medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2548216627

FWCI: 0.8

Cites: 40

Cited by: 4

Related to: 10