Safety and antiulcer efficacy studies of Achillea millefolium L. after chronic treatment in Wistar rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 277-284

  Cavalcanti, Ana Maria ^a   Baggio, Cristiane Hatsuko ^a   Freitas, Cristina Setim ^a   Rieck, Lia ^a   de Sousa, Renato Silva ^a   Da Silva Santos, José Eduardo ^a   Mesia Vela, Sonia ^a   Marques, Maria Consuelo Andrade ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Achillea millefolium; Antiulcer; Medicinal plants; Preclinical toxicity; Yarrow

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; ANTIULCER AGENT; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INDOMETACIN; LACTIC ACID; METHANOL; WATER;

ACHILLEA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER WEIGHT; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STOMACH MUCOSA LESION; STOMACH PROTECTION;

ACHILLEA; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD COAGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STOMACH ULCER; TIME FACTORS;

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM; ANIMALIA; ASTERACEAE; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33747706091     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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