Chemical constituents and antihistamine activity of <it>Bixa orellana</it> leaf extract

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Bixa orellana L.</it> has been traditionally used in Central and South America to treat a number of ailments, including internal inflammation, and in other tropical countries like Malaysia as treatment for gastric ulc...

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Main Authors: Yong Yoke Keong, Zakaria Zainul Amiruddin, Kadir Arifah Abdul, Somchit Muhammad Nazrul, Ee Cheng Lian Gwendoline, Ahmad Zuraini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-02-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/13/32