Pharmacological activities investigation of crude extracts and fractions from Qualea grandiflora Mart.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-24

  Gaspi, F O G ^a   Foglio, M A ^b   Carvalho, J E ^b   Moreno, R A ^b  

^a CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO HERMÍNIO OMETTO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Medicinal plant; Qualea grandiflora; Vochysiaceae

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ETHER DERIVATIVE; HEXANE; PENTETRAZOLE; PHENOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT; QUALEA GRANDIFLORA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CLONIC SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HOT PLATE TEST; LATENT PERIOD; LD 50; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PLANT LEAF; QUALEA GRANDIFLORA; ROTAROD TEST; SCREENING TEST; SLEEP TIME; TIME OF DEATH; TONIC SEIZURE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANALGESICS; ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SLEEP;

QUALEA GRANDIFLORA;

EID: 33746062044     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.01.023     Document Type: Article

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