Lonchocarpus cyanescens (LC) is a medicinal plant commonly used in combination with other recipes in the treatment of psychotic disorders in traditional medicine. This study was designed to examine whether the aqueous and ethanolic extracts of LC possess antipsychotic property in rats. The
BACKGROUND
This study was carried out to evaluate the antipsychotic property of solvent-partitioned fractions of the leaf extract of Lonchocarpus cyanescens (LC), a reputable medicinal plant used in folk medicine for the treatment of mental illnesses in Nigeria.
METHODS
The n-hexane fraction, ethyl
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