Brazilian Cerrado plant (arnica) Lychnophora ericoides Mart. (Asteraceae) toxicity characterization in mice

• Main Authors: Barbhara Mota Marinho (Author), Victor Hugo Dantas Guimarães (Author), Jaciara Neves Sousa (Author), Daniel Silva Moraes (Author), Emisael Stênio Batista Gomes (Author), Cláudia Regina Vieira (Author), Sidnei Tavares dos Reis (Author), Theles de Oliveira Costa (Author), Lucyana Conceição Farias (Author), André Luiz Sena Guimarães (Author), Alfredo Maurício Batista de Paula (Author), Sérgio Henrique Sousa Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Lychnophora ericoides Mart. (Asteraceae) is a Brazilian plant commonly used in folk medicine to treat pain and inflammation by topical administration. In recent years, this medicine has begun to be used orally. However, no study concerning its toxicity profile has been reported. Objectiv...