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: 2286

Full Length Research Paper

Anxiolytic properties of Melissa officinalis and associated mechanisms of action: A review of the literature

Barbara Luisa Fermino
  • Barbara Luisa Fermino
  • Docente do Curso de Farmacia, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, PR, Brasil.
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Najeh Maissar Khalil
  • Najeh Maissar Khalil
  • Docente do Curso de Farmacia, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, PR, Brasil.
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Juliana Sartori Bonini*
  • Juliana Sartori Bonini*
  • Docente do Curso de Farmacia, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, PR, Brasil.
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Romaiana Picada Pereira
  • Romaiana Picada Pereira
  • Departamento de Quimica, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Quimica Aplicada, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, PR, Brasil.
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Joao Batista Teixeira da Rocha
  • Joao Batista Teixeira da Rocha
  • Departamento de Quimica, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Bioquimica Toxicologica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
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Weber Claudio Francisco Nunes da Silva
  • Weber Claudio Francisco Nunes da Silva
  • Docente do Curso de Farmacia, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste, UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, PR, Brasil.
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  •  Received: 16 September 2014
  •  Published: 22 January 2015

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