曾有药理实验显示,花菱草Eschscholziacalifornic Cham,提取物具镇静和抗焦虑作用。作者研究了该作用是否与苯并二氮革类受体有关,还研究了其抗惊厥、肌肉松弛、安定、抗抑郁、抗组胺及镇痛作用。实验用该植物60％乙醇提取物。结果显示1)在镇痛和抗焦虑实验中,与对照组相比,提取物200mg/kg使小鼠的运动和后肢 There have been pharmacological experiments showing that the extract of Eschscholzia californic Cham, a Chinese herb, has sedative and anxiolytic effects. The authors studied whether this effect was related to benzodiazepine receptors, and studied anticonvulsant, muscle relaxation, stability, antidepressant, antihistamine, and analgesic effects. The plant was used as a 60% ethanol extract. The results showed 1) In the analgesic and anxiolytic experiments, the extract 200 mg/kg resulted in the exercise and hind limbs of the mice compared to the control group.