Chemical study of two Amazonian medicinal plants: Philodendron scabrum K. Krause (Araceae) and Vatairea guianensis Aubl. (Fabaceae);Estudo químico de duas plantas medicinais da Amazônia: Philodendron scabrum K. Krause (Araceae) e Vatairea guianensis aubl. (Fabaceae)

Acta Amazonica

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 393-400

  Ottobelli, Ivonei ^a   Facundo, Valdir Alves ^b   Zuliani, Juliana ^c   Luz, Cleber Calado ^a   Brasil, Henrique Otávio Braga ^a   Militão, Júlio Sanches Linhares Teixeira ^b   Braz Filho, Raimundo ^d  

^a Instituto João Neórico   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE RONDÔNIA   (Brazil)

^c Instituto de Pesquisas Patológicas da Amazonia   (Brazil)

^d Pesquisador Visitante Emérito FAPERJ UENF UFRRJ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthraquinones; Essential oil; Philodendron scabrum; Vatairea guianensis

Indexed keywords

ARACEAE; FABACEAE; PHILODENDRON; VATAIREA;

EID: 84860389631     PISSN: 00445967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0044-59672011000300009     Document Type: Article

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