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1Visweswarpura Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 22nd Main, 24th cross, Banashankari IInd Stage, Bangalore-560 070, India.
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
|May 22, 2010
Abstract:
Ethanol extract of roots of Sida cordifolia was evaluated for antistress, adaptogenic activity using cold restraint stress and swim endurance in mice. Mice pretreated with extract of Sida cordifolia showed significant improvement in the swim duration and reduced the elevated WBC, blood glucose and plasma cortisone.

