Synergy: An old wisdom, a new paradigm for pharmacotherapy

Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 371-378

  Biavatti, Maique Weber ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Natural extracts; Phytotherapeutics; Synergy

Indexed keywords

BAUHINIA FORFICATA EXTRACT; BERBERINE DERIVATIVE; BERBERIS FREEMONTII EXTRACT; CAMELLIA SINENSIS EXTRACT; CANNABIS; COUMARIN; CRATAEGUS OXYACANTHA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA EXTRACT; HARPAGOPHYTUM PROCUMBENS EXTRACT; HARPAGOPHYTUM ZEYHERI EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; ISOORIENTIN; KAVA EXTRACT; LAWSONIA INERMIS EXTRACT; LEONOTIS LEONURUS EXTRACT; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; ORIGANUM VULGARE EXTRACT; PIPERINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; SALIX EXTRACT; SALVIA CHAMELAEAGNEA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON EXTRACT; VALERIAN OFFICINALIS EXTRACT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BAUHINIA; BAUHINIA FORFICATA; BERBERIS FREEMONTII; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; BRONCHITIS; CRANBERRY; CRATAEGUS; CRATAEGUS OXYACANTHA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; GARLIC; GENTIAN; GENTIANA OLIVIERI; GINGER; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; HARPAGOPHYTUM; HARPAGOPHYTUM PROCUMBENS; HARPAGOPHYTUM ZEYHERI; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSOMNIA; LAWSONIA INERMIS; LEONOTIS LEONURUS; MANGO; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIKANIA; NONHUMAN; NOTOPTERYGIUM; OREGANO; PASSIFLORA INCARNATA; PASSION FRUIT; PHELLINUS IGNIARIUS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PIPER LONGUM; PIPER METHYSTICUM; PIPERACEAE; POMEGRANATE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SALVIA CHAMELAEAGNEA; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; TEA; TREATMENT INDICATION; URTICA DIOICA; VALERIAN OFFICINALIS; VALERIANA OFFICINALIS; WILLOW;

EID: 76149110146     PISSN: 19848250     EISSN: 21759790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1984-82502009000300002     Document Type: Article

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