Phytochemical constituents and preliminary toxicity evaluation of leaves from Rourea induta Planch. (Connaraceae)

• Main Authors: Milena Kalegari (Author), Marilis Dallarmi Miguel (Author), Josiane de Fátima Gaspari Dias (Author), Ana Luísa Lacava Lordello (Author), Cristina Peitz de Lima (Author), Cristina Mayumi Sasaki Miyazaki (Author), Sandra Maria Warumby Zanin (Author), Maria Christina dos Santos Verdam (Author), Obdulio Gomes Miguel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Most active plants are toxic at high doses and it is therefore important to investigate the preliminary toxicity of plant extracts. The Rourea induta species is a potential drug with no phytochemical or biological studies registered in the literature. Thus, a phytochemical study and a toxicity analy...