Cocos nucifera (L.) (arecaceae): A phytochemical and pharmacological review

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 953-964

  Lima, E B C ^a   Sousa, C N S ^a   Meneses, L N ^a   Ximenes, N C ^a   Santos Junior M A ^a   Vasconcelos, G S ^a   Lima, N B C ^b   Patrocinio M C A ^b   Macedo, D ^a   Vasconcelos, S M M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b Christus University Center   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Cocos nucifera (L.); Ethnopharmacology; Pharmacological properties; Review

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ARGININE; ARGININE DERIVATIVE; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; CATECHIN; COCOS NUCIFERA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; FOLIC ACID; LAURIC ACID; LEUCOANTHOCYANIDIN; LUPEOL; NICOTINIC ACID; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SKIMMIWALLIN; STEROID; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITAMIN B GROUP; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTI OSTEOPOROSIS ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIDIARRHEAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIHELMINTHIC ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIRHEUMATIC ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COCONUT; DATA PROCESSING; DRUG ACTIVITY; EXTRACTION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; IC50; LIVER PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RENAL PROTECTION; REVIEW; TOXICITY TESTING; VASODILATATION; ANIMAL; BONE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; TOXICITY;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BONE AND BONES; COCOS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84944562425     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/1414-431X20154773     Document Type: Review

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