Topical antiinflammatory activity and chemical composition of the epicuticular wax from the leaves of Eugenia beaurepaireana (Myrtaceae)

Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 171-176

  Magina, Michele Debiasi Alberton ^a   Pietrovski, Evelise Fernades ^b   Gomig, Franciane ^b   Falkenberg, Daniel De Barcellos ^c   Cabrini, Daniela Almeida ^b   Otuki, Michel Fleith ^b   Pizzollati, Moacir Geraldo ^c   Brighente, Inês Maria Costa ^c  

^a REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF BLUMENAU   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

amyrin; amyrin; Ear oedema experimental study; Epicuticular wax antiinflammatory activity; Eugenia beaurepaireana pharmacognosy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYRIN; BETA AMYRIN; CROTON OIL; DEXAMETHASONE; EUGENIA BEAUREPAIREANA EXTRACT; MYELOPEROXIDASE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; EDEMA; EUGENIA; EUGENIA BEAUREPAIREANA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFLAMMATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLANT LEAF; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 76349106402     PISSN: 19848250     EISSN: 21759790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1984-82502009000100021     Document Type: Article

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