Screening of the topical anti-inflammatory activity of the bark of Acacia cornigera Willdenow, Byrsonima crassifolia Kunth, Sweetia panamensis Yakovlev and the leaves of Sphagneticola trilobata Hitchcock

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 430-433

  Maldini, M ^a   Sosa, S ^b   Montoro, P ^a   Giangaspero, A ^b   Balick, M J ^c   Pizza, C ^a   Loggia, R Della ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acacia cornigera; Anti inflammatory activity; Byrsonima crassifolia; Sphagneticola trilobata; Sweetia panamensis

Indexed keywords

ACACIA CORNIGERA EXTRACT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BYRSONIMA CRASSIFOLIA EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; CROTON OIL; INDOMETACIN; METHANOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; SPHAGNETICOLA TRILOBATA EXTRACT; SWEETIA PANAMENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACACIA; ACACIA CORNIGERA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; BYRSONIMA CRASSIFOLIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SPHAGNETICOLA TRILOBATA; SWEETIA PANAMENSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTERACEAE; CROTON OIL; DERMATITIS; FABACEAE; INDOMETHACIN; MALPIGHIACEAE; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SKIN;

ACACIA CORNIGERA; BYRSONIMA CRASSIFOLIA; MUS; SPHAGNETICOLA TRILOBATA; SWEETIA;

EID: 63949086166     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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