Poria cocos water extract ameliorates the behavioral deficits induced by unpredictable chronic mild stress in rats by down-regulating inflammation
Journal
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Journal Volume
258
Date Issued
2020-01-09
Author(s)
Huang, Yun-Ju
Hsu, Nai-Yuan
Lin, Yu-En
Lin, Shih-Hang
Lu, Yun-Sheng
Liu, Wei-Ting
Chen, Mei-Hsing
Abstract
Poria cocos is a medicinal mushroom of the Polyporaceae family with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, which has been used for its sedative, diuretic and tonic effects in traditional medicine for several hundred years.
Subjects
Antidepressant-like effects; Forced swimming test; Monoamine; Poria cocos; Unpredictable chronic mild stress
Type
journal article