Vochysiaceae: Secondary metabolites, ethnopharmacology and pharmacological potential

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 413-429

  Neto, Fausto Carnevale ^a   Pilon, Alan Cesar ^a   Silva, Dulce Helena Siqueira ^a   Da Silva Bolzani, Vanderlan ^a   Castro Gamboa, Ian ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ellagic acid derivatives; Ethnopharmacology; Flavonoids; Triterpenoids; Vochysiaceae

Indexed keywords

24 HYDROXYTORMENTIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANALGESIC, ANTIINFLAMMATORY, ANTIRHEUMATIC AND ANTIGOUT AGENTS; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; BETULIC ACID; DIHYDROFLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; DIVERGIOIC ACID; ELLAGIC ACID; ERYTHRODIOL; FLAVANE DERIVATIVE; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; GABAPENTIN; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA PROTECTIVE AGENT; LUPANE; OLEANANE; OLEANOIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PYRROLIDINOFLAVANE; QUALEA GRANDIFLORA EXTRACT; QUALEA PARVIFLORA EXTRACT; TORMENTIC ACID; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; URSANE; VOCHYSIA PACIFICA EXTRACT; VOCHYSIA TUCANORUM EXTRACT;

ALLODYNIA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HIGHER PLANT; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLITE; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALEA GRANDIFLORA; QUALEA PARVIFLORA; STOMACH ULCER; TOXICITY TESTING; VOCHYSIA PACIFICA; VOCHYSIA TUCANORUM; VOCHYSIACEAE;

QUALEA; VOCHYSIA; VOCHYSIACEAE;

EID: 80455174784     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: 1572980X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-011-9213-5     Document Type: Article

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