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DANDIYA et al.1,2 have determined the effect on the central nervous system of Acorus calamus, a drug used in the Indian system of medicine for various ailments including some of the mental disorders. In the present work two fractions ‘asarone’ and ‘β-asarone’ (isolated by Baxter and Kandel) of the volatile oil of Acorus calamus have been investigated with regard to effects on the central nervous system and other pharmacodynamical actions which these drugs have.
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SHARMA, J., DANDIYA, P., BAXTER, R. et al. Pharmacodynamical Effects of Asarone and β-Asarone. Nature 192, 1299–1300 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/1921299b0
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