Acute Toxicity and Determination of the Active Constituents of Aqueous Extract of Uncaria tomentosa Bark in Hyphessobrycon eques

Uncaria tomentosa is a medicinal plant used in folk medicine by Amazon tribes. In this study the constituents of aqueous extract of U. tomentosa bark were quantified by chromatographic technique and its lethal concentration 50 (48 h) in Hyphessobrycon eques was determined. The chromatography showed...

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Main Authors: Jefferson Yunis Aguinaga, Gustavo S. Claudiano, Paulo F. Marcusso, Cynthia Ikefuti, George G. Ortega, Silas F. Eto, Claudinei da Cruz, Juliet R. E. Moraes, Flávio R. Moraes, João B. K. Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Toxicology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/412437