Antinociceptive, anticonvulsant and antibacterial effects of the essential oil from the flower heads of Egletes viscosa L.

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 28-31

  Souza, M F ^a   Santos, F A ^a   Rao, V S N ^a   Sidrim, J J C ^a   Matos, F J A ^a   Machedo, M I L ^a   Silveira, E R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Anticonvulsant action; Antinociception; Egletes viscosa; Minimal inhibitory concentration; Plant essential oils

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; EGLETES VISCOSA EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; MORPHINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EGLETES VISCOSA;

EID: 0031933783     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(19980201)12:1<28::AID-PTR183>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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