A study on the anticonvulsant activity of Withania somnifera (Dunal) in albino rats

2016-08-06T10-43-09Z
Source: National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Santhosh Kumar Raju, Basavanna PL, Nagesh HN, Ajay D Shanbhag.
Background: The present study is an investigation of antiepileptic activity of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) is a well-known plant which is being used in tuberculosis, emaciation, sterility, and it has immunomodulatory, anabolic, anti-inflammatory, and antianxiety activities. Aims and Objectives: To find the efficacy of the alcoholic extract of W. somnifera (Dunal) in preventing experimentally-induced seizures. Materials and Methods: The alcoholic extract of W. somnifera was subjected to pilot study and then screened for anticonvulsant activity on maximal electroshock (MES) and pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-induced seizures models in albino Wistar rats. Animals were treated with W. somnifera at doses of 100 mg/kg, 200 mg/kg, and 300 mg/kg body weight and compared the results with control and standard. Results: Study results showed that W. somnifera extract at the dose of 300 mg/kg body weight when compared to control group highly significant (P

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