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Studies on ruta chalepensis, an ancient medicinal herb still used in traditional medicine

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An ethanolic extract of the aerial parts of Ruta chalepensis showed a dose-dependent depression of the central nervous system in treated animals and reduction of yeast-induced hyperthermia in mice confirmed its reputed antipyretic activity.
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This article is published in Journal of Ethnopharmacology.The article was published on 1990-03-01. It has received 86 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Ruta chalepensis.

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Antifungal activity of plant extracts against dermatophytes.

TL;DR: The aqueous extracts of 22 plants used in folkloric medicine in Palestine were investigated for their antifungal activity and minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) against nine isolates of Microsporum canis, Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Trichopterton violaceum.
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Composition and anti-oxidant, anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory activities of Artemisia herba-alba, Ruta chalpensis L. and Peganum harmala L.

TL;DR: Findings demonstrate the remarkable potential of these plants as valuable source of antioxidants with exhibit original and interesting anti-inflammatory and anticancer capacities.
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Medicinal and veterinary plants of El Caurel (Galicia, northwest Spain)

TL;DR: A study of the medicinal and veterinary plants popularly used in El Caurel region (Lugo province, northwest Spain) and their relationships is reported.
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Neuropharmacological profile of an ethanol extract of Ruta chalepensis L. in mice.

TL;DR: The sedative-hypnotic potentiation, anxiolytic, anticonvulsant and antinociceptive effects suggest that Ruta chalepensis induces a depressant activity on the CNS.
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An ethnomedicinal survey of a Tashelhit-speaking community in the High Atlas, Morocco.

TL;DR: Local medicinal plant knowledge is rich in the High Atlas, where local populations still rely on medicinal plants for healthcare, and experimental evidence of safe and effective use of medicinal plants is found, but the use of eight poisonous species is highlighted.
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Indian Medicinal Plants

TL;DR: Indian medicinal plants/, Indian medicinal plants /, مرکز فناوری اطلاعات و اصاع رسانی, کδاوρزی
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Carrageenin-Induced Edema in Hind Paw of the Rat as an Assay for Antiinflammatory Drugs

TL;DR: The potency ratios obtained for aspirin, phenylbutazone and hydrocortisone are fairly close to the ratios of their respective daily doses in the treatment of rheumatic disease.
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Benzodiazepines in the treatment of epilepsy. A review.

TL;DR: The anticonvulsant effect of benzodiazepines is reviewed, both on experimentally produced seizures and on epilepsy in man, including aspects of clinical pharmacology and toxicology.
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