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| Coelho-de-Souza,A.N.; dos-Santos,C.F.; Lopes-Filho,L.N.; Holanda,F.R.; Oliveira,A.C.; Gomes-Vasconcelos,Y.A.; Oliveira,K.A.; Ferreira-da-Silva,F.W.; Silva-Alves,K.S.; Leal-Cardoso,J.H.. |
| Essential oils (EO) are volatile liquids responsible for the aroma of plants. Pterodon polygalaeflorus seeds have received widespread use in folk medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. For this reason and because Pterodon polygalaeflorus seeds have great EO content, which is frequently pharmacologically active, the present study aimed to evaluate the antinociceptive effect of EO from Pterodon polygalaeflorus (EOPPgfl) and its acute toxic effects. The EEOPPgfl sample, which was extracted by steam distillation of the seeds, had a yield of 2.4% of the seeds weight and had, as major constituents, beta-elemene (48.19%), trans-caryophyllene (19.51%), and epi-bicyclosesquiphellandrene (12.24%). The EOPPgfl sample showed mild acute toxicity and its... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Essential oil; Pterodon polygalaeflorus; Antinociception; Anti-inflammatory activities; Beta-elemene; Caryophyllene. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2018001100603 |
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