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| FLORENTINO,IZIARA F.; NASCIMENTO,MARCUS VINÍCIUS M.; GALDINO,PABLINNY M.; BRITO,ADRIANE F. DE; ROCHA,FABIO F. DA; TONUSSI,CARLOS R.; LIMA,THEREZA CHRISTINA M. DE; PAULA,JOSÉ R. DE; COSTA,ELSON A.. |
| The Hydrocotyle umbellata L. is a specimen of the Araliaceae family popularly known as acariçoba. Its indications in folk medicine include treatment of skin ulcers, and rheumatism. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of the ethanolic extract from acariçoba's underground parts (EEA). EEA reduced the nociceptive response of the animals as evaluated in the acetic acid-induced writhing test and in both phases of formalin test. EEA also presented a supraspinal analgesic activity by increasing the pain latency in the hot plate test. Moreover, EEA reduced the leukocytes migration and plasma extravasation to pleural cavity in the carrageenan-induced pleurisy, besides reducing the edema induced by carrageenan... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Acariçoba; Anti-inflammatory; Antinociceptive; Biomedical Sciences; Hydrocotyle umbellata L. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652013000300987 |
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