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Effects of Bixa orellana L. Seeds on Hyperlipidemia
Ferreira, Jamile M.; Sousa, Daniel F.; Dantas, Mariana Brito; Fonseca, Said G. C.; Menezes, Dalgimar B.; Martins, Alice M. C.Bixa orellana L., urucum, or urucu, a native tropical tree of Central and South American rain forests is used to treat various diseases in popular medicine. In Ceará, Northeast of Brazil, the seeds of urucum have been used for the treatment of high lipid blood levels. The present study investigated the effects of the aqueous extract from Bixa orellana seeds (AEBO) in mice with hyperlipidemia induced by tyloxapo...
Date: 2013
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Origin: Oasisbr