Anticonvulsant activity of methanolic extract from Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) stems and roots in mice: A comparison to diazepam

Introduction: In ancient and current traditional medicine in Mexico, extracts from the leaves or whole plant of ‘life leaf’ (Kalanchoe pinnata [K. pinnata] Lam) have been used to treat an entity known locally as ‘yellow epilepsy’ (alferecía amarilla) when it is accompanied by seizures. However, the...

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Main Authors: A. Mora-Pérez, M.del R. Hernández-Medel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2016-04-01
Series:Neurología (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2173580816000298