Research Article
Increased Seizure Latency and Decreased Severity of Pentylenetetrazol-Induced Seizures in Mice after Essential Oil Administration
Table 2
Animal survival percentages (at 24 h) and seizure latency times after the administration of the essential oils and PTZ.
| Essential oil | % survival | Seizure latency (in sec) |
| Mentha piperita | 100% | No seizures at all | Origanum dictamnus | 100% | 240 ± 15 | Mentha pulegium | 86% | 119 ± 20 | Ocimum basilicum | 80% | 92 ± 12 | Lavandula angustifolia | 66.6% | 180 ± 19 | Rosmarinus officinalis | 60% | 78 ± 8 | Mentha spicata | 33.3% | 600 ± 31 |
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