Health Care : Current Reviews

Cassia reigenra and Cassia notabilis in the treatment of depression

Euro Health Care and Fitness Summit

September 01-03, 2015 Valencia, Spain

Rania F Ahmed1, Omar A H A Farid2, Rehab F Taher1 and Mahmoud I Nassar1

1National Research Centre, Egypt 2National Organization for Drug Control and Research, Egypt

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Health Care: Current Reviews

Abstract:

New approaches for the management of depression nowadays tend to use herbal medications due to fewer side-effects. Cassia renigera and Cassia notabilis are two members of the family Fabaceae that have recently been extensively investigated in our laboratory for their possible medicinal values. Both of them have a potential antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antidiabetic activities. The aim of the present study is to investigate their possible antidepressant activity in two different models of depression; the acute reserpine model and the sub-chronic mild stress model. Leaf extract of both the trees showed significant antidepressant effects against both models and their results were comparable to Hypericum perforatum, the most famous herb to treat depression.

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