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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleAntidepressant-Like Activity of Banana Peel Extract in MiceTan Pei Tee, Halijah HassanProblem statement: Depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, feeling guilty, low selfesteem, sleep disturbance, loss of appetite, low energy and poor concentration are the characteristics of depression. This common mental disorder can occur in anyone regardless of genders, ages and backgrounds. People counteract it with psychotherapy and medications. Alternatively, some patients use herbal remedies as treatments. Recently, natural herbal … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 1 Oct 2011 · 18,671 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsAntidepressant-Like Effects of Selected Crude Extracts of Pilea microphylla in Mice Model of DepressionAmir Modaressi Chahardehi, Darah Ibrahim, Fabrid Aboulhasani, Shaida Fariza SulaimanThe present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of selected crude extracts namely, Methanol (ME I), Chloroform Extract (CE II) and Ethyl Acetate (EAE II) extracts of Pilea microphylla on depression in mice. In the present study, the antidepressant effect of P. microphylla was examined due to its rich flavonoid contents in the Urticaceae family using two behavioral models, … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 19 Mar 2013 · 7,942 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEvaluation of the Anxiolytic and Antidepressant Effects of Alcoholic Extract of Kaempferia parviflora in Aged RatsJintanaporn Wattanathorn, Prasert Pangpookiew, Kittisak Sripanidkulchai et al.To date, the search for novel pharmacotherapy from medicinal plants for psychiatric illnesses has significantly progressed. The present study was performed to evaluate the anxiolytic and antidepressant like activities of the K.parviflora rhizome extract. Aged male Wistar rats were orally administered the alcoholic extract of this plant at various doses ranging from 100, 200 and 300 mg kg-1 BW once … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2007 · 9,971 accessesView PDF Cite