Pharmacological and toxicological studies of Drimys angustifolia Miers. (Winteraceae)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 541-546

  Witaicenis, A ^a   Roldao E F ^a   Seito, L N ^a   Rocha, N P ^a   Di Stasi, L C ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Drimys angustifolia; Medicinal plants; Ulcer; Winteraceae

Indexed keywords

CARBENOXOLONE; CIMETIDINE; DRIMYS ANGUSTIFOLIA MIER EXTRACT; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIMYS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INHIBITION; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; HOT PLATE TEST; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; RAT; STOMACH ULCER; TAIL FLICK TEST; WINTERACEAE; WRITHING TEST;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBENOXOLONE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRIMYS; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STOMACH ULCER;

DRIMYS; WINTERACEAE;

EID: 34247192695     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.12.025     Document Type: Article

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