He found it prevented pentylenetetrazol-induced convulsions in laboratory rats.
In Jamaica, bits of placental membranes were put into an infant's tea to prevent convulsions caused by ghosts.
However, one last compound was active, more so than meprobamate in quietening mice, preventing electrically-induced convulsions, relaxing muscles, and reducing aggressive behaviour in monkeys.
Studies in rats have shown that the drug prevented convulsions and death when administered cocaine overdoses.
It is based on treating addicts with carbamazepine, a drug being used to prevent convulsions and to treat manic depressives who do not respond to lithium therapy.
Appropriate management of patients with preeclampsia generally involves the use of magnesium sulphate as an agent to prevent convulsions, and thus preventing eclampsia.
Many mood stabilizers can also prevent convulsions.
The intention is to stop the labor and to prevent convulsions from pre-eclampsia, a serious complication of pregnancy.
Kava also can prevent convulsions and relax muscles.
Its ingredients can also relieve pain and ease or prevent high blood pressure, epileptic convulsions, nausea, asthma and the eye disease glaucoma, scientists say.
