Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory action (in vivo and in vitro) from the trunk barks of Cabreúva (Myrocarpus frondosus Allemao, Fabaceae)
M Bottamedi, MVP dos Santos Nascimento… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Myrocarpus frondosus, known as cabreúva, is a tree
whose trunk barks are used in folk medicine as tea, syrup, ointments, and tinctures for the
treatment of inflammation. However, there is no scientific evidence demonstrating this
activity. Aim of the study The present investigation was focused on evaluating the antioxidant
and anti-inflammatory activities of M. frondosus, using the in vitro model of RAW 264.7
macrophages induced by LPS and the in vivo model of mouse pleurisy induced by …
whose trunk barks are used in folk medicine as tea, syrup, ointments, and tinctures for the
treatment of inflammation. However, there is no scientific evidence demonstrating this
activity. Aim of the study The present investigation was focused on evaluating the antioxidant
and anti-inflammatory activities of M. frondosus, using the in vitro model of RAW 264.7
macrophages induced by LPS and the in vivo model of mouse pleurisy induced by …
