ANTIEPILEPTIC POTENTIAL OF BARK AND LEAVES OF ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS LAM. (JACKFRUIT) AGAINST SEIZURES INDUCED BY MES AND STRYCHNINE NITRATE IN EXPERIMENTAL MICE
Om Prakash1*, Jyoti2, Amit Kumar1, Pavan kumar1, Rajiv Gupta3
1Department of Pharmacy, Sagar Institute of Technology & Management, Barabanki, U.P. - 225 001, India.
2Advance Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Kanpur, U.P. -209217, India.
3Department of Pharmacy, Babu Banarasi Das National Institute of Technology & Management, Dr. Akhilesh Das Nagar, Faizabad Road, Lucknow, U.P. -227 105, India.
ABSTRACT
The anticonvulsant activity of aqueous and methanolic extracts of bark
and leaves of Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. was evaluated in Swiss
albino mice by using Maximal electroshock (MES) and Strychnine
nitrate induced convulsions models at two dose levels of 100 mg/kg
and 82.5 mg/kg body weight. The methanol extract of the bark and
leaves of Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. offered protection to mice
against maximal electroshock induced seizure and also delayed the
onset of Strychnine nitrate induced convulsions models as compared to
aqueous extract. It could be concluded that the methanolic extracts of
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. leaves, possesses potent anticonvulsant
potential. The analysis revealed only minor differences in the
anticonvulsant activity as compared with bark of Artocarpus
heterophyllus Lam. The methanol extracts of leaves of Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. were
found to be more potent, while bark extracts were found to be less potent with regards to
antiepileptic activity in comparison with the reference standard drug Diazepam (5mg/kg), p.o.
The results are quite encouraging for further investigations regarding isolation and
mechanism of action in future.
Keywords: Anticonvulsant activity, Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam., Maximal electroshock, Strychnine nitrate.
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