Occurrence of usnic acid in Usnea laevis Nylander (lichenized ascomycetes) from the Venezuelan Andes

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 343-346

  Marcano, V ^a   Rodriguez Alcocer, V ^b   Morales Mendez A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Andean folk medicine; Lichens; Usnea laevis; Usnic acid

Indexed keywords

USNIC ACID;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LICHENS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SHORT SURVEY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

USNEA LAEVIS;

EID: 0033061540     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00181-0     Document Type: Article

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