Antinociceptive effects of the essential oil of Croton nepetaefolius on mice

Croton nepetaefolius Baill., is an aromatic plant native to the northeast of Brazil where it is extensively used in folk medicine as a sedative, orexigen and antispasmodic agent. In the present study the antinociceptive effects of the essential oil of C. nepetaefolius (EOCn), administered orally, we...

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Main Authors: A.P.V. Abdon, J.H. Leal-Cardoso, A.N. Coelho-de-Souza, S.M. Morais, C.F. Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2002-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002001000015