Cecropia pachystachya: A Species with Expressive In Vivo Topical Anti-Inflammatory and In Vitro Antioxidant Effects

Cecropia pachystachya is a species traditionally used in Brazil to treat inflammation. This work aims to evaluate the topical anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of the methanolic extract of C. pachystachya (CPM) and to perform its chemical fingerprint by HPLC-DAD. The topical anti-inflamma...

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Main Authors: Natália Ramos Pacheco, Nícolas de Castro Campos Pinto, Josiane Mello da Silva, Renata de Freitas Mendes, Juliana de Carvalho da Costa, Danielle Maria de Oliveira Aragão, Maria Christina Marques Nogueira Castañon, Elita Scio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/301294