Brazilian Amazon Traditional Medicine and the Treatment of Difficult to Heal Leishmaniasis Wounds with Copaifera

The present study describes the use of the traditional species Copaifera for treating wounds, such as ulcers scarring and antileishmanial wounds. It also relates phytochemical studies, evaluation of the leishmanicidal activity, and toxicity. The species of Copaifera with a higher incidence in the Am...

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Main Authors: Kelly Cristina Oliveira de Albuquerque, Andreza do Socorro Silva da Veiga, João Victor da Silva e Silva, Heliton Patrick Cordovil Brigido, Erica Patrícia dos Reis Ferreira, Erica Vanessa Souza Costa, Andrey Moacir do Rosário Marinho, Sandro Percário, Maria Fâni Dolabela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8350320