Evaluation of anti-estrogenic or estrogenic activities of aqueous root extracts of Gunnera manicata L.

Gunnera perpensa (Gunneraceae) is an African plant widely used in traditional medicine. This species is known for its activity involving the female reproductive system, such as inducing or increasing labor, treating female infertility, expelling the placenta and/or preventing post-partum hemorrhage....

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Main Authors: Kristiane de Cássia Mariotti, Gabriela Cristina Schmitt, Fabiano Barreto, Rodrigo E. Fortunato, Rodrigo B. Singer, Eliane Dallegrave, Mirna Bainy Leal, Renata Pereira Limberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502011000300018