Pharmacological study of anti-allergic activity of Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels

Myrtaceae is a plant family widely used in folk medicine and Syzygium and Eugenia are among the most important genera. We investigated the anti-allergic properties of an aqueous leaf extract of Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels (SC). HPLC analysis revealed that hydrolyzable tannins and flavonoids are the...

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Main Authors: F.A. Brito, L.A. Lima, M.F.S. Ramos, M.J. Nakamura, S.C. Cavalher-Machado, A.C. Siani, M.G.M.O. Henriques, A.L.F. Sampaio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2007-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000100014