The psychopharmacological activities of Vietnamese ginseng in mice: characterization of its psychomotor sedative–hypnotic antistress anxiolytic and cognitive effects

摘要

BackgroundPanax vietnamensis Ha et Grushv. or Vietnamese ginseng (VG) is a recently discovered ginseng species. Studies on its chemical constituents have shown that VG is remarkably rich in ginseng saponins, particularly ocotillol saponins. However, the psychopharmacological effects of VG have not been characterized. Thus, in the present study we screened the psychopharmacological activities of VG in mice.