Constituents and pharmacological activities of Myrcia (Myrtaceae): A review of an aromatic and medicinal group of plants

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 23881-23904

  Cascaes, Márcia Moraes ^a   Guilhon, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro ^a   de Aguiar Andrade, Eloisa Helena ^a   das Graças Bichara Zoghbi, Maria ^b   da Silva Santos, Lourivaldo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological activities; Myrcia; Non volatiles; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ACETOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BISABOLOL; BUTYLCRESOL; CAFFEIC ACID; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CINNAMIC ACID; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; GALACTOSE; GALLIC ACID; GLUCOSE; MYRCIA EXTRACT; MYRICETIN; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN DERIVATIVE; RHAMNOSE; SESQUITERPENE; STIGMASTEROL; TANNIN; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSOLIC ACID; XYLOSE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT;

ALLOXAN-INDUCED DIABETES MELLITUS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BLEEDING; DRUG STRUCTURE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOLIPEMIA; INFLAMMATION; LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY; LIVER PROTECTION; MYRTACEAE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OBESITY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT STRUCTURES; REVIEW; CHEMISTRY; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANALGESICS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MYRTACEAE; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 84944089197     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms161023881     Document Type: Review

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