Vasorelaxant activity and acute toxicity of the ethanolic extract of Zanthoxylum rhoifolium Lam leaves

• Main Authors: Joliane Carvalho Silva (Author), Pedro Simão da Silva Azevedo (Author), Fabiana de Moura Souza (Author), Kalynca Kayla Viana Aragão (Author), Carla Kelly Barroso Sabino (Author), Gabriela Dantas Carvalho (Author), Ilmara Cecília Pinheiro Morais (Author), Marcelo Bezerra Mendes (Author), Mariana Helena Chaves (Author), Aldeídia Pereira de Oliveira (Author)
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• Published: Universidade de São Paulo.
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The study evaluated the vasorelaxant effect induced by the ethanolic extract of the leaves of Zanthoxylum rhoifolium Lam (EEtOH-Zr/leaves). Wistar rats were treated with the leaf extract containing a single dose of 2,000 mg / kg, v.o. After 14 days, the animals were anesthetized for blood collection...