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Sedative activity of stem bark of the Sri Lankan endemic plant, Vateria copallifera.

Ratnasooriya WD, Lelwala LH, Kannangara KN, Sandanayaka SD, Ediriweera ER

Department of Zoology, University of Colombo, Colombo 3, Sri Lanka. wdr@zoology.cmb.ac.lk

An aqueous bark extract of Vateria copallifera showed marked sedative activity, which supports the therapeutic effects claimed by Sri Lankan traditional physicians.

Published 5 June 2006 in Fitoterapia, 77(4): 331-2.
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