Anti-inflammatory activity of Urera baccifera (Urticaceae) in Sprague-Dawley rats

On a preliminary test, anti-inflammatory and analgesic dose-related activities on rats were observed for the aqueous fraction of Urera baccifera; this extract was bioassay-guided fractionated and the final aqueous fraction was used according the ethnobotanical use. Carrageenan-induced edema (n=6), w...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Badilla, Gerardo Mora, Antonio José Lapa, Jose Arthur Silva Emim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 1999-09-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77441999000300008&lng=en&tlng=en