Pharmacological Effects of Essential Oils of Plants of the Northeast of Brazil

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 207-213

  Leal Cardoso, José Henrique ^a   Fonteles, Manassés Claudino ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Anticonvulsant; Antiinflammatory; Antispasmodic

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DRUG EFFECT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

ANALGESICS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAZIL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OILS, VOLATILE; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PLANT OILS;

EID: 0032609459     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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