bupleurum euphorbioides/seizures

OBJECTIVE To study the effect of saikosaponins, the active ingredients of Bupleurum chinense DC, on epileptic seizure and EEG of pentetrazole (PTZ)-induced chronic kindling rats. METHODS Forty-eight healthy Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 6 equal groups, namely the blank control

Saikosaponin a (SSa), a main constituent of the Chinese herb Bupleurum chinense DC., has been demonstrated to have antiepileptic activity. Recent studies have shown that SSa could inhibit NMDA receptor current and persistent sodium current. However, the effects of SSa on potassium (K(+)) currents

BACKGROUND The genus Bupleurum includes approximately 200 species that are widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, Eurasia and North Africa. Certain species of this genus have long been used as antiphlogistic, antipyretic and analgesic agents in traditional folk medicine. As described in the

OBJECTIVE To study the effect of bupleurum root on epileptic seizure. METHODS The rabbits and rats were injected by pilocarpine as epileptic models, and observed the effect of bupleurum on the electroencephalogram (EEG) and hippocampal slice by electroencephalograph and glass microelectrode