EVALUATION OF ANXIOLYTIC POTENTIAL OF VARIOUS EXTRACTS OF TAMARINDUS INDICA FLOWERS

BALAKRISHNA VUYYALA; SENTHIL KUMAR D; THAKKALAPALLY LAKSHMI

doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2020.v13i11.39288

Authors

BALAKRISHNA VUYYALA GNITC-SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
SENTHIL KUMAR D Department of pharmacology, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.
THAKKALAPALLY LAKSHMI LAKSHMI1

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2020.v13i11.39288

Keywords:

Tamarind, Elevated plus maze, Diazepam, Anxiety

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was designed to gauge the antianxiety activity of varied extracts, namely, n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, and methanol of the flowers of Tamarindus indica using elevated plus maze (EPM) model in albino mice.

Methods: Coarsely powdered tamarind was powdered and subjected to exhaustive Soxhlet extraction using n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, and methanol. Solvents were recovered from all extracts using a rotary vacuum evaporator under reduced pressure. Albino mice have ministered orally with different doses of the extracts (i.e., 200 and 400 mg/kg) and behavior was observed on the EPM. The standard (positive control) employed in the study Diazepam (2 mg/kg, P.O).

Results: Results indicate that the methanol extract of T. indica flowers showed maximum and significant dose-dependent effect at 200 and 400 mg/kg on EPM, the results were just like the standard antianxiety agent diazepam (2 mg/kg). Locomotor activity evaluated with two different doses of T. indica (200 and 400 mg/kg) using actophotometer. The results were shown to be decreased in a dose dependent model compared to control.

Conclusion: The methanol extract shows that the presence of polyphenols could be liable for the anxiolytic potential of T. indica. Hence, this plant could also be used as a useful antianxiety agent.

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BALAKRISHNA VUYYALA, GNITC-SCHOOL OF PHARMACY

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