Topical anti-inflammatory activity of Bauhinia tarapotensis leaves

Phytomedicine

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 646-653

  Sosa, S ^a   Braca, A ^b   Altinier, G ^a   Della Loggia, R ^a   Morelli, I ^b   Tubaro, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Bauhinia tarapotensis; Croton oil ear test; Triterpenes

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BAUHINIA TARAPOTENSIS EXTRACT; CROTON OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INDOMETACIN; OLEANANE; PLANT EXTRACT; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSANE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BAUHINIA TARAPOTENSIS; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; FRACTIONATION; HYDROXYLATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BAUHINIA; BAUHINIA TARAPOTENSIS; CROTON; FABACEAE;

EID: 0036812563     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/094471102321616472     Document Type: Article

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