Experiment 67318
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Centella asiatica (APIACEAE) |
| Citation | BRADWEJN,J: ZHOU,YP: KOSZYCKI,D: SHLIK,J:. (2000). A DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF GOTU KOLA (CENTELLA ASIATICA) ON ACOUSTIC STARTLE RESPONSE IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS.. 20(6) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | THIS DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO EVALUATE THE ANXIOLYTIC ACTIVITY OF GOTU KOLA (CENTELLA ASIATICA) IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS. IN THIS STUDY, THE AUTHORS EVALUATED THE EFFECTS OF GOTU KOLA ON THE ACOUSTIC STARTLE RESPONSE (ASR) IN HUMANS. SUBJECTS WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO RECEIVE EITHER A SINGLE 12-G ORALLY ADMINISTERED DOSE OF GOTU KOLA (N=20) OR PLACEBO (N=20). THE RESULTS REVEALED THAT COMPARED WITH PLACEBO, GOTU KOLA SIGNIFICANTLY ATTENUATED THE PEAK ASR AMPLITUDE 30 AND 60 MINUTES AFTER TREATMENT. THESE PRELIMINARY FINDINGS SUGGEST THAT GOTU KOLA HAS ANXIOLYTIC ACTIVITY IN HUMANS AS REVEALED BY THE ASR. |
| Dose amount | 12.0 GM |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | DAY |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | METHANOL-INSOLUBLE FRACTION |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |