title: Pharmacodynamic studies on Polypodium vulgare (Linn.).
abstract: Aqueous extract of the root of P. vulgare (PV) produced CNS depressant effect. It decreased the spontaneous motor activity, prolonged the pentobarbitone induced hypnosis, reduced body temperature and increased the reaction time to pain stimuli. PV also caused prevention against supramaximal electroshock and pentylenetetrazol induced seizures. PV showed a positive inotropic and chronotropic effect on perfused frog heart and caused hypotension and tachycardia in anaesthetised dogs. The effects were blocked by propranolol. PV produced dose dependent inhibition of contractions of rabbit small intestine and the effect was blocked by propranolol. PV appears to possess CNS depressant and beta-adrenoceptor agonistic activities.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mannan
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asif
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000494:pharmacology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects*; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D010936:Plant Extracts