Effect of Heteropterys aphrodisiaca on Anxiety and Male Exposure of Female Mice with Advanced Age

Abstract

With this performed experiment with the "no-de-cachorro" extract, it was possible to understand a little more how this root can act in relation to anxiety, as predicted by the pharmacology that validates the animal models; anxiolytic components decrease anxiety-related behaviors, as shown in the variables of entry numbers in the open arm, time on the same side of the field, less avoidance and escape. However, it seems that the time of exposure to the extract does not modify the performance in the tests, observing until an apparent exhaustion of the anxiolytic action, which evidences the need for more specific studies on the possible effects of the extract.