Ethnobotany in the search for vasoactive herbal medicines

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-165

  Slish, Donald F ^a   Ueda, Hiroko ^a   Arvigo, Rosita ^b   Balick, Michael J ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Tropical Research Foundation   (Belize)

^c INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Belize; Ethno directed; Ethnopharmacology; Random screen; Rat aorta; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ALSEIS YUCATANENSIS EXTRACT; CHAMGUAVA GENTLEI EXTRACT; LICARIA PECKII EXTRACT; NECTANDRA SALICIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; DRUG SCREENING; EXTRACTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STROKE; TAXONOMY; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ETHNOBOTANY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0033049829     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00225-6     Document Type: Article

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