Effect of 70% Ethanol Extract and its Solvent Fractions of <i>Artemisia afra</i> (Jacq. Ex Willd.) against Pentylenetetrazole-Induced Seizure in Mice

<div>Mean onset of convulsions with hydroethanolic <i>A. afra</i> crude extract (250 mg/kg, 500 mg/kg, and 1000 mg/kg) 30 min before subcutaneous PTZ administration compared with those of the positive (diazepam 2 mg/kg) and negative (physiological saline 10 mg/kg) controls. Data represent mean ± SEM of three independent experiments (<i>n</i> = 6 for each group). SEM = standard error of the mean, Aa = <i>A. afra</i>, DZP = diazepam, and Ctrl = control.</div>

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Figure 1: Effect of 70% Ethanol Extract and its Solvent Fractions of <i>Artemisia afra</i> (Jacq. Ex Willd.) against Pentylenetetrazole-Induced Seizure in Mice 

Figure 1 | Effect of 70% Ethanol Extract and its Solvent Fractions of Artemisia afra (Jacq. Ex Willd.) against Pentylenetetrazole-Induced Seizure in Mice 