Investigations on the antinociceptive effect of Psidium guajava leaf essential oil and its major constituents

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 24-27

  Santos, F A ^a   Rao, V S N ^a   Silveira, E R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

pinene; caryophyllene; Antinociception; Essential oil; Psidium guajava

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CARYOPHYLLENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; NALOXONE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PINENE; PLANT EXTRACT; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

PSIDIUM GUAJAVA;

EID: 0031885779     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(19980201)12:1<24::AID-PTR181>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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