Anxioloytic and antidepressant activities of some Ballota species

VURAL K., Ezer N., Erol K., Sahin F.

Gazi Universitesi Eczacilik Fakultesi Dergisi, vol.13, no.1, pp.29-32, 1996 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 1996
  • Journal Name: Gazi Universitesi Eczacilik Fakultesi Dergisi
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.29-32
  • Keywords: amitriptyline, antidepressant activity, anxiolytic activity, Ballota larendana, Balloto nigra subsp. anatolica, diazepam, Labiatae, Passiflora extract
  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Antidepressant and anxioloytic activities of two endemic Ballota species: Ballota larendana Boiss and Heldr, and Ballota nigra L. subsp. anatolica P.H. Davis were investigated. It was found that both of these species showed antidepressant activity, B. jarendana also showed anxiolytic activity. Antidepressant activity of these species was compared with those of amitriptyline and Passiflora extract. Anxiolytic activity was also compared with that of diazepam.