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Review of the plants with anti-inflammatory activity studied in Brazil

2005; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 15; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0102-695x2005000400020

ISSN

1981-528X

Autores

Heloina de Sousa Falcão, Igara Oliveira Lima, Vanda Lúcia dos Santos, Harlan de F. Dantas, Margareth de Fátima Formiga M Diniz, José Maria Barbosa‐Filho, Leônia Maria Batista,

Tópico(s)

Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications

Resumo

The inflammatory reaction is a response of the organism against an injury and it involves the action of complex events and mediators through of the blood vessels. The present work is a literature survey of the extracts of plants with anti-inflammatory activity studied in Brazil. The review refers to 75 plants with their families, parts used, type of extract used, bioassay models and their activity.

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