In vitro immunomodulatory activity of plants used by the Tacana ethnic group in Bolivia

Phytomedicine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 516-522

  Deharo, E ^a   Baelmans, R ^a   Gimenez, A ^b   Quenevo, C ^c   Bourdy, G ^a  

^a Centre IRD   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

^c Departamento La Paz   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Bolivia; Human complement system; Immunomodulation; Platelet aggregation; Tacana; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ASTRONIUM URUNDEUVEA EXTRACT; COCHLOSPERMUM VITIFOLIUM EXTRACT; EUTERPE PRECATORIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TERMINALIA AMAZONICA EXTRACT; TRIPLARIS AMERICANA EXTRACT; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANACARDIACEAE; ANGIOSPERM; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARECACEAE; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; COCHLOSPERMACEAE; COMBRETACEAE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBIACEAE; SCREENING; TARGET CELL; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANACARDIACEAE; ARECACEAE; ASTRONIUM URUNDEUVA; ASTRONIUM URUNDEUVEA; COCHLOSPERMACEAE; COCHLOSPERMUM; COCHLOSPERMUM VITIFOLIUM; COMBRETACEAE; EUTERPE; EUTERPE PRECATORIA; POLYGONACEAE; RUBIACEAE; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA AMAZONICA; TRIPLARIS; TRIPLARIS AMERICANA; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA;

EID: 4744354399     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2003.07.007     Document Type: Article

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