A quarter century of pharmacognostic research on panamanian flora: A review

Planta Medica

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1189-1202

  Caballero George, Catherina ^a   Gupta, Mahabir P ^b  

^a Institute of Scientific Research and High Technology Services (INDICASATAIP)   (Panama)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

Author keywords

bioassays; ethnomedicine; novel compounds; Panamanian plants

Indexed keywords

ACTEOSIDE; BULLATACIN; CALCIUM ROSMARINATE; CHERIMOLIN; CORDIAQUINONA B; CRYPTODORINE; CUCURBITACIN D; CUCURBITACIN F; HARUNGANIN; ISOACTEOSIDE; ISOMANGIFERIN; JIONOSIDE D; LAUDANOSCINE; LYSICAMINE; MAGNESIUM LITHOSPERMATE; MAGNESIUM ROSMARINATE; MANGIFERIN; MARTYNOSIDE; NAFTOXIRENO; NORNANTENINE; NORNUCIFERINE; PHLORIZIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTOCATECHUIC ACID; ROLLINIASTATIN 1; SYLVATICIN; TRILOBATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VISMIAQUINONE; XYLOPINE;

AMARYLLIDACEAE; ANACARDIACEAE; ANGIOSPERM; ANNONACEAE; APOCYNACEAE; ASTERACEAE; BIGNONIACEAE; BORAGINACEAE; CALOPHYLLACEAE; CONVOLVULACEAE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; ELAEOCARPACEAE; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; EUPHORBIA; GENTIANACEAE; GUTTIFERAE; HUMAN; LEGUME; LYTHRACEAE; MALPIGHACEAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELASTOMATACEAE; MYRTACEAE; NONHUMAN; PANAMA; PAPAVERACEAE; PHARMACOGNOSY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PIPERACEAE; POLYGALACEAE; REVIEW; RUBIACEAE; SELAGINELLACEAE; SIMAROUBACEAE; SIPARUNACEAE;

ACETOGENINS; ANGIOSPERMS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; INDIANS, CENTRAL AMERICAN; PANAMA; PHARMACOGNOSY; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

ARTEMIA;

EID: 79960730142     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1271187     Document Type: Review

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