?EVALUATION OF SOME PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIONS OF SYZYGIUM CUMINI SEEDS EXTRACT

Authors

  • SHAHIDA PERVEEN AHMED Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • MANSOOR AHMED Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • S. IQBAL D AHMED epartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • RAHEELA NAJAM Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • JAVAID KHURSHID Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan

Keywords:

Syzygium cumini, Corticosterone, Stress-induced.

Abstract

Seeds extract of Syzygium cumini or Eugeniajambolana, commonly known as Jaman was tested for its stress
reducing properties. Aconsiderable positiveresponse ingeneral behaviourof testanimals wasobserved. Reduction in
locomotion, decrease in aggressiveness of behaviour, dose dependent potentiation of phenobarbitone induced sleep-
ing time, significant analgesic action against acetic acid induced writhing movement and reduction in body tempera-
tures were noted. A significant reduction in the stress induced elevated corticosterone level was observed which is a
reliable indicator of stress.

Published

1995-12-18

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 11-12 (1995): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles

How to Cite

?EVALUATION OF SOME PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIONS OF SYZYGIUM CUMINI SEEDS EXTRACT. (1995). Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 38(11-12), 448-450. https://www.v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2547

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