Analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties of essential oil from Ageratum fastigiatum

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1115-1121

  Del Vechio Vieira, Glauciemar ^a   de Sousa, Orlando Vieira ^b   Miranda, Mariza Abreu ^b   Senna Valle, Luci ^a   Coelho Kaplan, Maria Auxiliadora ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Federa de Juiz de Fora   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ageratum fastigiatum; Essential oil; Inflammation; Nociception

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953351460     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132009000500008     Document Type: Article

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