One  of  the  important  pharmacological  actions  of  antianxiety  agents  of
benzodiazepine class of drugs is muscle relaxing property.The skeletal muscle relaxation  together  with  taming  or  calming  effect  these  agents  reduce  anxiety and tension.The difference  in  the  fall  off  time  from  the  rotating  rod  between  the  control  and diazepam treated animal is taken as index of muscle relaxation.