Original Articles: 2016 Vol: 8 Issue: 4
Evaluation of effect of Oroxylum indicum leaves on Central Nervous System with special emphasis on epilepsy
Abstract
The plant of Oroxylum indicum is reported to possess anti-epileptic activity in ethnomedicine books. So, looking for
dire need of a new, safe and economical anti-epileptic agent we focused to investigate anti-epileptic potential of
Oroxylum indicum. Methanolic extract of Oroxylum indicum leaves was prepared & subjected for various animal
models to evaluate anti-epileptic activity. Anti-epileptic activity was evaluated by PTZ and MES induced seizure
model followed by CNS-depressants action by Actophotometer apparatus. Methanolic extract of Oroxylum indicum
shown significant decrease in time of Myoclonic jerk and tonic flexation in PTZ model & decrease in time of tonic
convulsion and clonic expansion in MES model. This study also shown that number of cut-off is also decrease in
actophotometer. (Significance level P < 0.005 ≈ highly significant). Animal model show remarkable beneficial effect
in PTZ induced seizure as well as MES induced seizure. Along with that study on Actophotometer revealed that
MEOI can act as CNS-depressants. Considering all these findings, we can conclude that Methanolic extract of
Oroxylum indicum leaves possess CNS-depressant activity which can be therapeutically useful in management of
Epilepsy.