Abstract

EVALUATION OF SCHIZANDRA FRUIT AND VITAMIN ECOMPARATIVELYON SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND DEPRESSION IN SWISS MICEEXPOSED TO STRESS

Joffa PPK.*, Erigbali PP., Kiridi E.G., Pughikumo D.T., Dabirilagha OF. &

Abstract

This research focus wason the comparative evaluation of any health benefits that schisandra and vitamin Emay profferamidst depression in ducedby stressors. There gimenswere pre-served on rodents pups that were along the line induced with stress/stress or sinan experimental model designed for 22 days. At the count of 22nd day, all the different cluster so fexperi mentally designed rodents groups were allowed to under go Neuro behavior tests–Nesting behavior test (NBT) and forced swim test (FST) which strictly followed established protocols. There sults observed in the FST showed from all the aspects of investigated parameters an over whelming expression of elevation of latenciestoim mobility, along side reduction in duration of immobility for the rodentspre-served with schisandra and vitamin Erelative to control (P

Keywords: Schizandra, VitaminE, biologicalStress, chemicalstress, socialbehaviour, depression.