Analgesic and antiinflammatory activities of the aqueous extract of Plantago major L.

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-104

  Núñez Guillén, María Elena ^a   Da Silva Emim, José Artur ^a   Souccar, Caden ^a   Lapa, Antonio José ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Antiinflammatory activity; Medicinal plant; Plantaginaceae; Plantago major L.

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544453321     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.35.2.99.13288     Document Type: Article

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