Exploring the effects of convolvulus pluricaulis extract on memory in Albino rats

Pages: 1058-1060
Komal Tiwari (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan)
S. C. Joshi (Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan)
O. P. Sharma (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan)

The herbal medicinal plant, Convolvulus pluricaulis (CP): a rasayana drug has been primarily advocated for use in mental stimulation and rejuvenation therapy. In ancient systems of Indian medicine, Ayurveda, the plant is also known as Shankhpushpi and has been shown to act as a prominent memory improving drug. The aim of the present study was to explore the effect of CP on learning and memory in Wistar albino rats. Rats were divided into three groups (control & experimental), doses (100 & 200 mg/kg) of aqueous extract of CP was administered orally for four successive weeks for experimental group. The aqueous extracts were evaluated for their effect on memory in rats using the Hebb Williams maze tests which served as the exteroceptive behavioral model. These findings suggest that there is a significant effect of CP on the memory enhancement. CP appears to be a promising drug for improving memory in the management of impaired learning, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and other neurodegenerative disorders.