Evaluation of Antidepressant Effect of Ethanolic and Aqueous Extracts of Silybum marianum L. Seed in Mice

Background: Depression is one of the most psychiatric disorders that there are many treatments for it. Milk thistle is a plant which has many pharmacologic effects such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer. It is reported that silymarin (main component of milk thistle) increase the conce...

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Main Authors: Gh Karimi, M Saradeghi Keisari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institue of Medicinal Plants, ACECR 2007-12-01
Series:Journal of Medicinal Plants
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Online Access:http://jmp.ir/article-1-552-en.html