Ethnopharmacological relevance Cissampelos pareira, a well-known medicinal climber-
plant of the Menispermaceae family, has been extensively used in the traditional medicinal …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Every year between 1.2 and 5.5 million people worldwide
are victims of snakebites, with about 400,000 left permanently injured. In Central America an …

Background Anxiety is one of the psychiatric disorders that disturbs routine life including
moods and motivation. Excessive anxiety causes mental illnesses or anxiety disorders …

Anxiety and anxiety-like disorders describe many mental disorders, yet fear is a common
overwhelming symptom often leading to depression. Currently two basic strategies are …

The effects of tamoxifen (TAM) on anxiety and depression-like behavior in ovariectomized
(OVX) and naïve female rats were investigated. The animals were divided into Sham-TAM …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Ophidian accidents are a serious public health problem in
Argentina; the Bothrops species is responsible for 97% of these accidents, and in particular …

Dengue fever has caused serious health problems around the world. Continents affected
include Asia, Europe, North America, and Africa. Dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever …

Cissampelos pareira L., belonging to Menispermaceae family, has worldwide distribution,
occurring in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, Africa and Asia. It is the most …

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) agonists have been suggested
to have some effects of central nervous system. In the present study, the effects of PPAR-γ …

Background: The flavonoid chrysin produces rapid and long-lasting anxiolytic-and
antidepressant-like effects in rats. However, it is not known whether low and high doses of …