Phytochemical Analysis, Antioxidant, Antistress, and Nootropic Activities of Aqueous and Methanolic Seed Extracts of Ladies Finger (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) in Mice

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The effect of AE and ME seed extracts of Abelmoschus esculentus on scopolamine-induced learning and memory impairment in the passive avoidance test. Control indicates saline-treated group. Scop indicates scopolamine-treated group (0.4 mg/kg, i.p.). Scop + Pir, Scop + AE, and Scop + ME indicate piracetam (Pir), aqueous (AE), and methanolic (ME) seed extracts of A. esculentus (200 mg/kg, p.o.), respectively, treated groups for 7 days once daily. Values are mean latency ± S.E.M (). when compared to control group and when compared to Scop-treated group. Acquisition-retention trials: F (1, 50) = 351.92, ; treatments: F (4, 50) = 14.04, ; interaction (acquisition-retention trials × treatments): F (5, 50 = 15.68, ).