Evaluation of Baccharis trimera and Davilla rugosa in tests for adaptogen activity

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 517-522

  Mendes, Fúlvio Rieli ^a   Tabach, Ricardo ^a   Carlini, E A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adaptogen; Antioxidant; Antiulcer; Baccharis trimera; Davilla rugosa; Stress

Indexed keywords

BACCHARIS TRIMERA EXTRACT; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; DAVILLA RUGOSA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EXERCISE; IMMOBILIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RAT; STRESS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BACCHARIS; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CORTICOSTERONE; COUMARINS; DILLENIACEAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FLAVONOIDS; LIGNANS; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHENOLS; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SAPONINS; STRESS; TANNINS; ULCER;

ANIMALIA; ASTERACEAE; BACCHARIS TRIMERA; DAVILLA RUGOSA; DILLENIACEAE; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 34250310307     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2080     Document Type: Article

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