Anatomical characters of the medicinal leaf and stem of Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch.Bip. ex Walp. (Asteraceae)
Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch.Bip. ex Walp. (Asteraceae), better known by its former name Vernonia amygdalina Delile, is a small shrub used in folk medicine as an antipyretic, laxative, antimalarial and anthelmintic. Studies have demonstrated that different vegetal extracts possess antioxida...
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Universidade de São Paulo
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502013000400011&lng=en&tlng=en |