Pharmacological validation of the anxiolytic, muscle relaxant and sedative like activities of Capsicum annuum in animal model

• Main Authors: Muhammad Jawad (Author), Haroon Khan (Author), Samreen Pervez (Author), Saud S. Bawazeer (Author), Tareq Abu-Izneid (Author), Muhammad Saeed (Author), Mohammad A. Kamal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Bangladesh Pharmacological Society, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The current study deals with anxiolytic, muscle relaxant and sedative like activities of Capsicum annuum in animal models. The crude extract was found safe in acute behavior and toxicity studies. However, the n-hexane fraction caused severe acute toxicity. Pretreatment of crude extract and n-hexane...