African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2288

Full Length Research Paper

Endopleura uchi (Huber) Cuatrec, a medicinal plant with potential anti-inflammatory activity: A review of its phytochemistry and biological activities

Beatriz Martins de Sá Hyacienth1
  • Beatriz Martins de Sá Hyacienth1
  • Programa de Pós-Graduação em Rede de Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Amazônia Legal – BIONORTE, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Brasil.
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Brenda Sánchez Ortiz
  • Brenda Sánchez Ortiz
  • Laboratório de Pesquisa em Fármacos, Curso de Farmácia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Rodovia Juscelino Kubitisheck, km 02, Macapá, Amapá, Brasil.
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Arlindo César Matias Pereira
  • Arlindo César Matias Pereira
  • Laboratório de Pesquisa em Fármacos, Curso de Farmácia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Rodovia Juscelino Kubitisheck, km 02, Macapá, Amapá, Brasil.
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Danilo Cabral de Sá Hyacienth
  • Danilo Cabral de Sá Hyacienth
  • Laboratório de Pesquisa em Fármacos, Curso de Farmácia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Rodovia Juscelino Kubitisheck, km 02, Macapá, Amapá, Brasil.
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Josué Arturo Velázquez Moyado
  • Josué Arturo Velázquez Moyado
  • Laboratório de Farmacologia de Productos Naturais, Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, C.P. 04510 Ciudad de México, México.
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Glória Melisa Gonzales Aduanga
  • Glória Melisa Gonzales Aduanga
  • Laboratório de Farmacologia de Productos Naturais, Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, C.P. 04510 Ciudad de México, México.
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Andrés Navarrete
  • Andrés Navarrete
  • Laboratório de Farmacologia de Productos Naturais, Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, C.P. 04510 Ciudad de México, México.
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José Carlos Tavares Carvalho
  • José Carlos Tavares Carvalho
  • Programa de Pós-Graduação em Rede de Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Amazônia Legal – BIONORTE, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Brasil.
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  •  Received: 15 January 2019
  •  Accepted: 16 April 2019
  •  Published: 22 April 2019

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