The present study was aimed at the experimental research of the psychotropic action of the seeds, leaves, petals and fruit extracts of Nelumbo nucifera grown in Astrakhan. In the article we study general motor activity, exploratory behavior, anxiety and behavior of despair of adult rats after treatment with extracts of seeds, leaves, petals and fruits of Nelumbo nucifera. The animals of experimental groups received intra gastric Nelumbo nucifera extracts for 14 days. Exploratory behavior and anxiety of rats were studied using Suok-test. Despair behavior of rats was studied using Porsolt test. It was found that seeds, leaves, petals and fruits extracts of Nelumbo nucifera contributed to the activation of exploratory behavior patterns and to a decrease of anxiety in animals in the Suok-test. More significantly, the behavior of animals in the Suok test was altered by the action of extracts of petals and fruits of the Nelumbo nucifera. These extracts have shown antidepressant activity in Porsolt test. The fruit extract of Nelumbo nucifera showed the most vivid antidepressant properties.
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