<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Paul Alan Arkin Alvarado-García</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Marilú Roxana Soto-Vásquez</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Demetrio Rafael Jara-Aguilar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">José Gilberto Gavidia-Valencia</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Natalia Mavila Guzmán-Rodríguez</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elda Maritza Rodrigo-Villanueva</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Iris Melina Alfaro- Beltrán</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antidepressant, Anxiolytic, and Antioxidant Properties of Piper Aduncum Essential Oil from Northern Peru</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antidepressant</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antioxidant</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anxiolytic</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Essential oil</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Piper aduncum</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2024</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">December 2024</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">16</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1252-1258</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;This investigation aimed to evaluate the antidepressant, anxiolytic, and antioxidant effects of &lt;em&gt;Piper aduncum&lt;/em&gt; essential oil from northern Peru. The essential oils were obtained through hydro-distillation using a modified Clevenger-type apparatus. The chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to assess the chemical composition. Behavioral assays in mice were used to evaluate the antidepressant and anxiolytic effects. In addition, the antioxidant capacity was performed through DPPH, ABTS, and FRAP assays. The GC-MS analysis revealed that linalool (29.16%), bicyclogermacrene (13.32%), nerolidol (12.38%), and β-caryophyllene (10.76%) were the principal components. The results demonstrated significant antidepressant and anxiolytic effects comparable to fluoxetine and diazepam, with statistical differences between all groups (p&amp;lt;0.005). The IC50 values for the DPPH, ABTS, and FRAP assays were 5.9±0.08, 0.20±0.06, and 109.5±1.3, respectively. Consequently, &lt;em&gt;Piper aduncum&lt;/em&gt; essential oil exhibits antidepressant and anxiolytic-like effects and modest antioxidant properties compared to the controls.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1252</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Paul Alan Arkin Alvarado- García&lt;sup&gt;1*&lt;/sup&gt;, Marilú Roxana Soto- Vásquez&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Demetrio Rafael Jara-Aguilar&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, José Gilberto Gavidia-Valencia&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Natalia Mavila Guzmán-Rodríguez&lt;sup&gt;1,3&lt;/sup&gt;, Elda Maritza Rodrigo-Villanueva&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Iris Melina Alfaro-Beltrán&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Grupo de investigación en Salud Mental y Medicina Integrativa, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad César Vallejo, Trujillo, PERÚ.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Grupo de investigación de Productos Naturales y Sustancias Bioactivas. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Trujillo, PERÚ.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Escuela de Psicología, Universidad César Vallejo, Trujillo, PERÚ&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Trujillo, PERÚ.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ravinder Kaur</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sarabjit Kaur</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anxiolytic Potential of Methanol Extract from Ageratum conyzoides Linn Leaves</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ageratum conyzoides</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anxiolytic</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Methanol extract</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Quercetin</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">TLC</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jul-Aug 2015</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">7</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">236-241</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objective:&lt;/strong&gt; Ageratum conyzoides Linn. (Asteraceae) has been widely used in African traditional medicine for healing mental and infectious diseases. The present study was designed to scientifically validate the traditional claim of A. conzyoides as anti-anxiety drug and to identify the compound responsible for the anxiolytic effects of A. conzyoides. &lt;strong&gt;Method:&lt;/strong&gt; The methanol extract of A. conzyoides was prepared by soxhlet apparatus. The methanol extract was fractionated into ethylacetate and butanol fractions by liquid-liquid partitioning method. Methanol extract (100 and 200 mg/kg; p.o.) and its prepared fractions (25 and 50 mg/kg; p.o.) were evaluated for anxiolytic activity in mice by using elevated plus maze (EPM) model. Thin layer chromatography studies were performed to identify the possible anxiolytic component. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; Methanol extract at both doses showed significant, when compared to vehicle control group, increase in time spent and number of entries in open arms of EPM confirming the anti-anxiety effects of A. conzyoides. Liquid-liquid partitioning of methanol extract gave two fractions (ethylacetate and butanol) which were administrated at 25 and 50 mg/kg doses to mice in EPM, respectively. Results showed that ethylacetate fraction was responsible for anxiolytic effects of methanol extract of A. conzyoides. The TLC studies were carried out for ethylacetate fraction and Quercetin was identified by comparing Rf values with the standard (Quercetin). &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;The present investigation revealed that the extract has significant anxiolytic effect. The flavonoid quercetin may be responsible for the observed anxiolytic effects of A. conyzoides.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">236</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ravinder Kaur&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; and Sarabjit Kaur&lt;sup&gt;1*&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry Laboratory, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005, INDIA&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ravinder Kaur</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sarabjit Kaur</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anxiolytic Potential of Methanol Extract from Ageratum conyzoides Linn Leaves</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ageratum conyzoides</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anxiolytic</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Methanol extract</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Quercetin</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">TLC.</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">29th Apr, 2015</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">7</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">236-241</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objective: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ageratum conyzoides&lt;/em&gt; Linn. (&lt;em&gt;Asteraceae&lt;/em&gt;) has been widely used in African traditional medicine for healing mental and infectious diseases. The present study was designed to scientifically validate the traditional claim of A. conzyoides as anti-anxiety drug and to identify the compound responsible for the anxiolytic effects of A. conzyoides.&lt;strong&gt; Method:&lt;/strong&gt; The methanol extract of A. conzyoides was prepared by soxhlet apparatus. The methanol extract was fractionated into ethylacetate and butanol fractions by liquid-liquid partitioning method. Methanol extract (100 and 200 mg/kg; p.o.) and its prepared fractions (25 and 50 mg/kg; p.o.) were evaluated for anxiolytic activity in mice by using elevated plus maze (EPM) model. Thin layer chromatography studies were performed to identify the possible anxiolytic component. &lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;Methanol extract at both doses showed significant, when compared to vehicle control group, increase in time spent and number of entries in open arms of EPM confirming the anti-anxiety effects of A. conzyoides. Liquid-liquid partitioning of methanol extract gave two fractions (ethylacetate and butanol) which were administrated at 25 and 50 mg/kg doses to mice in EPM, respectively. Results showed that ethylacetate fraction was responsible for anxiolytic effects of methanol extract of A. conzyoides. The TLC studies were carried out for ethylacetate fraction and Quercetin was identified by comparing R&lt;sub&gt;f&lt;/sub&gt; values with the standard (Quercetin). &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;The present investigation revealed that the extract has significant anxiolytic effect. The flavonoid quercetin may be responsible for the observed anxiolytic effects of A. conyzoides.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key words:&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ageratum conyzoides&lt;/em&gt;, Anxiolytic, Methanol extract, Quercetin, TLC.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">236</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ravinder Kaur&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; and Sarabjit Kaur&lt;sup&gt;1*&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry Laboratory, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record></records></xml>