Evidence of the mechanism of action of Erythrina velutina Willd (Fabaceae) leaves aqueous extract

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 374-378

  Carvalho, Ana Carla C S ^a   Almeida, Dayse S ^a   Melo, Marcélia G D ^a   Cavalcanti, Sócrates C H ^a   Marçal, Rosilene M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aqueous extract; Erythrina velutina; Fabaceae; GABAA; Guinea pig ileum; Mechanism

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTHOCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; ANTHOCYANIN; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTHRONE DERIVATIVE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ATROPINE; BICUCULLINE; CATECHIN; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; ERYTHRINA VELUTINA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; FLAVONONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONONOL DERIVATIVE; LEUCOANTHOCYANIDINE DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TETRODOTOXIN; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERAPAMIL; XANTHONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; ERYTHRINA VELUTINA; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM CONTRACTION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSCLE ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; ERYTHRINA; FEMALE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GUINEA PIGS; ILEUM; MALE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS;

CAVIA; ERYTHRINA VELUTINA; FABACEAE;

EID: 60849127862     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.12.019     Document Type: Article

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