Absence of alkaloids in Psychotria carthagenensis Jacq. (Rubiaceae)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-40

  Leal, M B ^a   Elisabetsky, E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Psychotria carthagenensis; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; PLANT EXTRACT; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PTOSIS; SEDATION;

PSYCHOTRIA CARTHAGENENSIS;

EID: 0030271383     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(96)01448-1     Document Type: Article

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