Pharmacology of Piper marginatum Jacq. a folk medicinal plant used as an analgesic, antiinflammatory and hemostatic

Phytomedicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-40

  D'Angelo, L C A ^a   Xavier, H S ^a   Torres, L M B ^b   Lapa, A J ^c   Souccar, C ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MARANHÃO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antiinflammatory; Hypertension; Medicinal plant; Piper marginatum Jacq.; Sympathomimetic activity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PIPER MARGINATUM; PIPERACEAE;

EID: 0345467393     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-7113(97)80025-6     Document Type: Article

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