Satish S

ABSTRACT

Nootropic acitivity of essential oil of Cymbopogon Citratus (EOCC) was studied in mice. Morries water maze employed to evaluate learning and memory parameters. Scopolamine (0.4 mg/kg, i.p.) was used to induce amnesia in mice. The essential oil (1gm/kg) significantly attenuated amnestic deficits induced by scopolamine (0.4 mg/kg, i.p.) and natural aging, also exhibited decreased escape latencies time (ELT) and increased Time Spend in Target Quadrant (TSTQ) significantly in the aged mice and scopolamine induced amnesic mice as compared with Piracetam (200 mg/kg, i.p.).