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Sayyah M, Faraji H, Dehghani A, Bakhtiari H, Kamalinejad M, Narenjkar J. Screening of the anticonvulsant potential of some common medicinal plants of Iran in pentylenetetrazole and maximal electroshock seizure models in male mice. Physiol Pharmacol 2011; 15 (1) :66-71
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Mohammad Sayyah 
, Hanife Faraji , Aghdas Dehghani , Hamid Bakhtiari , Mohammad Kamalinejad , Jamshid Narenjkar
, Hanife Faraji , Aghdas Dehghani , Hamid Bakhtiari , Mohammad Kamalinejad , Jamshid Narenjkar
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Introduction: Jugulans regia (Jugulandaceae), Astragaus hamosus (Papilionaceae), Crocus pallasii subsp.
haussknechtii boiss. (Iridaceae) and Cassia angustifolia Vahl. (Caesalpinaceae) have been suggested as antiepileptic
remedies in traditional medicine of Iran. The possible anticonvulsant effect of the hydroalcoholic extract of the leaves
of J. regia, fruits of A. hamosus, corm of C. haussknechtii, and aerial parts of C. angustifolia was evaluated in common
experimental seizure tests in mice.
Methods: The hydroalcoholic extracts of the plants were obtained by percolation of 100g of air-dried part of each
plant in 900 ml ethanol 80%. Different doses of the extracts were intraperitoneally (i.p.) administered in mice (10 male
mice in each group) and occurrence of clonic seizures induced by pentylenetetrazol (PTZ 60mg/kg, i.p.) or tonic
seizures induced by maximal electroshock (MES 50mA, 50Hz, 0.5sec) was observed 30 min thereafter. Acute toxicity
of the extracts was also assessed.
Results: J. regia, C. haussknechtii, C. angustifolia did not show any anticonvulsant activity up to the maximum safe
doses of 3 g/kg, 0.25 g/kg and 2 g/kg, respectively. A. hamosus had anticonvulsant effect in PTZ test at the high and
sedative dose of 6 g/kg. The extracts did not affect tonic seizures induced by MES.
Conclusion: J. regia, C. haussknechtii, C. angustifolia and A. hamosus had no anticonvulsant activity in PTZ and
MES seizure tests.
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