Anti-inflammatory activity of Agave intermixta Trel. and Cissus sicyoides L., species used in the Caribbean traditional medicine

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 395-400

  Garcia M D ^a   Quilez A M ^a   Saenz M T ^a   Martinez Dominguez M E ^a   De La Puerta, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Agave intermixta Trel.; Anti inflammatory activity; Caribbean species; Cissus sicyoides L.

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; DEXAMETHASONE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TOXICITY;

AGAVE INTERMIXTA; CISSUS SICYOIDES;

EID: 0033884811     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00160-4     Document Type: Article

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