South African plants used in traditional medicine to treat epilepsy have an antagonistic effect on NMDA receptor currents
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Several Searsia species (Anacardiaceae), including Searsia dentata and Searsia pyroides, are used in South Africa traditional medicine to treat epilepsy. Ethanol leaf extracts of these plants have been shown to act as possible antagonists of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA)-type glutamate receptors.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Ethnopharmacology |
| Volume | 137 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 382-388 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISSN | 0378-8741 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Sep 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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