A new approach to study medicinal plants with tannins and flavonoids contents from the local knowledge

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-80

  de Sousa Araújo, Thiago Antônio ^a   Alencar, Nelson Leal ^a   de Amorim, Elba Lúcia Cavalcanti ^b   de Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Federal University of Pernambuco   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioprospection; Ethnopharmacology; Phenols; Quantitative methods

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM ASCALONICUM EXTRACT; ANACARDIC ACID; ANADENANTHERA COLUBRINA EXTRACT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CAESALPINIA FERREA EXTRACT; CEREUS JAMACARU EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA LEPTOPHLOEOS EXTRACT; ERYTHRINA VELUTINA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GUAVA EXTRACT; HYMENAEA COURBARIL EXTRACT; HYPTIS SUAVEOLENS EXTRACT; JATROPHA MOLLISSIMA EXTRACT; MAYTENUS RIGIDA EXTRACT; MIMOSA TENUIFLORA EXTRACT; MYRACRODRUON URUNDEUVA EXTRACT; OCIMUM CAMPECHIANUM EXTRACT; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; OPERCULINA MACROCARPA EXTRACT; PASSIFLORA FOETIDA EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLECTRANTHUS EXTRACT; PLUMBAGO SCANDENS EXTRACT; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; SCHINOPSIS BRASILIENSIS EXTRACT; SECONDATIA CF. DENSIFLORA EXTRACT; SENNA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANADENANTHERA COLUBRINA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAESALPINIA FERREA; CEREUS JAMACARU; COMMIPHORA LEPTOPHLOEOS; DRUG ISOLATION; ERYTHRINA VELUTINA; HYMENAEA COURBARIL; HYPTIS SUAVEOLENS; JATROPHA MOLLISSIMA; MAYTENUS RIGIDA; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHODOLOGY; MIMOSA TENUIFLORA; MYRACRODRUON URUNDEUVA; OCIMUM CAMPECHIANUM; OPERCULINA MACROCARPA; PASSIFLORA FOETIDA; PLECTRANTHUS; PLUMBAGO SCANDENS; SCHINOPSIS BRASILIENSIS; SECONDATIA CF DENSIFLORA; SENNA OCCIDENTALIS; SHALLOT; SPONDIAS TUBEROSA; TABEBUIA IMPETIGINOSA; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRAZIL; DATA COLLECTION; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TANNINS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 53849099959     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.07.032     Document Type: Article

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