Therapeutic and biological activities of Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br.

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 332-336

  Silva, Mrcia Calheiros Chaves ^a   da Silva, Antonio Batista ^b   Teixeira, Fabiano Moura ^c   de Sousa, Paulo Cesar Pereira ^d   Rondon, Regina Maria Macedo ^e   Honrio, Jos Eduardo Ribeiro ^f   Sampaio, Luiz Rafael Leite ^g   Oliveira, Samanda Lima ^h   Holonda, Angela Nadyla Martins ^h   de Vasconcelos, Silvânia Maria Mendes ⁱ  

^a Mestre em Farmacologia/Universidade Federal do Cear/UFC   (Portugal)

^b Mestre em Patologia Tropical Universidade Federal do Amazonas UFAM   (Portugal)

^c Mestre em Bioquímica Universidade Federal do Cear UFC   (Portugal)

^d Mestre em Ciências Farmacêutica Universidade Federal do Cear UFC   (Portugal)

^e Biloga   (Portugal)

^f Bilogo   (Portugal)

^g Enfermeiro   (Portugal)

^h Aluna de Farmacia da Universidade Federal do Cear/UFC   (Portugal)

ⁱ Enfermeira   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Calotropis procera; Medicinal plants; Pharmacological activity

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; HEXANE; METHANOL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; UNBS 1450; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFRICA; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTRACEPTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; PLEURISY; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 77951741354     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(10)60081-8     Document Type: Article

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