Phytochemical screening and central nervous system activity of ethanolic extract of phoenix dactylifera

Abstract

Herbal medicine has a long and storied history that includes Indigenous peoples, the Chinese, the Egyptians, and the Greeks. These cultures have a long history of using plants for medicinal purposes, and they have preserved this knowledge via both written records and oral traditions. The antipsychotic activity was assessed using catalepsy caused by haloperidol. When compared to the usual medication (haloperidol), the ethanolic extracts of Phoenix Dactylifera (400 mg/kg & 800 mg/kg) caused dose-dependent catalepsy in rats. The Forced Swim Test is used to assess anxiolytic action. This experiment takes into account the time that mice remain motionless in water. Phoenix Dactylifera ethanolic extracts (400 mg/kg and 800 mg/kg) prolonged immobility in a dose-dependent manner.