Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of the isomeric mixture of alpha- and beta-amyrin from protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) March

Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 31-47

  Aragão, Gislei F ^a   Cunha Pinheiro, Marta C ^a   Nogueira Bandeira, Paulo ^a   Gomes Lemos, Telma L ^a   de Barros Viana, Glauce S ^a  

^a NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

amyrin; amyrin; Antinociceptive and anti inflammatory activities; Protium heptaphyllum

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYRIN; BETA AMYRIN; CARRAGEENAN; CYPROHEPTADINE; DEXTRAN; FORMALDEHYDE; INDOMETACIN; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; THALIDOMIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INHIBITOR;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; HOT PLATE TEST; ISOMERIZATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MONOTHERAPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REACTION TIME; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMAL STIMULATION; WRITHING TEST;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CARRAGEENAN; DEXTRANS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; MICE; OLEANOLIC ACID; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 38549164175     PISSN: 15228940     EISSN: 15229106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J157v07n02_03     Document Type: Article

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