Abstract
Aqueous and 70% ethanol extracts of seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L., Elaeagnaceae) dry leaves were examined in rats for their dose dependent effect on active avoidance learning, if any. Avoidance learning was studied during endurance performance in multiple stressful environments consisting of light, noise and electric shock (10 mV) by using Runimex, a circular runway animal model. Neither of the evaluated extracts showed activity in rats to enhance cognitive functions with reference to avoidance learning during exposure to stressful conditions of multiple stressors. But both extracts were found to possess physical performance enhancing activity during the studied stressful conditions.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1183-1187 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Phytotherapy Research |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Avoidance learning
- Circular runway animal model
- Hippophae rhamnoides L.
- Seabuckthorn
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology