The anxiolytic-like effect of the alkaloid fraction of the psychedelic plant Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poir.
Natural Product Research September 18, 2024 Jady Vitoria Barjud Pereira Ferreira, Ana Marcia de Freitas Pessoa, Rita de Cassia de Lima Sousa et al. 1 citation
The present work investigated the anxiolytic effect of the alkaloid fraction (AF II) from the root bark of Mimosa tenuiflora. Female Swiss mice of 6 weeks old were used in this study. The animals were divided into three groups: 0.9% NaCl (vehicle group, s.c.), AF II (6 mg/kg, s.c.), and diazepam - DZP (5 mg/kg, s.c.). The light/dark box and elevated plus maze tests evaluated the animal anxiety....