Jurema-Preta (Mimosa tenuiflora [Willd.] Poir.): a review of its traditional use, phytochemistry and pharmacology

Jurema-Preta (Mimosa tenuiflora [Willd.] Poir.): a review of its traditional use, phytochemistry and pharmacology

Numerous plant species are used throughout the world to achieve the modified states of conscientiousness. Some of them have been used for the therapeutic purposes, such as Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd) Poir. (family Mimosaceae) known as "jurema-preta", an hallucinogenic plant traditionally use...

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Main Authors: Rafael Sampaio Octaviano de Souza, Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque, Júlio Marcelino Monteiro, Elba Lúcia Cavalcanti de Amorim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2008-10-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Subjects:
Ethnopharmacology
hallucinogenic plants
natural products
entheogen
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132008000500010

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