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Ayu 2008 April ; 29 (2) :77-83
Psycho- Pharmacological study on antidepressant and anxiolytic effect of Brahmi Ghrita

Abstract
This research is carried out with the aim to study anti depressant and anxiolytic effect of brahmi ghrita, which comprises brahmi (Bacopa monneiri Linn.) , Vacha (Acorus calamus linn), Shankhapushpi (Convovulus pluricaulis Chois) and Kushta (Saussurea lapa C.B.Clarke) processed in cow's ghee. Brahmi, which is the main ingredient of the formulation, is proven for its tranquilising, smooth muscle relaxant, nootropic, nerve tonic, adaptogenic, anti stress, anxilytic, anti depressant, memorybooster, learning facilitator effects. Vacha has sedative, analgesic and tranquilising effects. Kushta shows antycytotoxic, diuretic, hypolipidemic, hypotensive, spasmolytic, immunostimulant activity. Shankhapushpi has spasmolytic, hypotensive, sedative and inflammatory, antistress, anti anxiety effects. Cosidering these activities, Brahmi ghrita is studied on experimental models such as gross behaviour test, anti depressnt test and anti anxiety test on swiss albino mice of either sex. The trial drug showed mild hyperactivity in gross behaviour and dose dependant mild anxiolytic effect in open field behaviour and elevated plus maze test. Dose dependant variation in effect of brahmi ghrita is observed in behaviour despair test, as it is mild stimulant at lower dose and depressant at higher dose. It showed significant potentiation of L dopa activity in comparison to water control, but the effect was insignificant in comparison to ghrita control. Thus it showed complex nature of pharmacological activity.

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