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In vivo topical anti-inflammatory and wound healing activities of the fixed oil...
Oliveira, Maria Liduína Maia de; Pinheiro, Diana Célia Sousa Nunes; Tomé, Adriana Rocha; Mota, Erika Freitas; Verde, Islene Araújo LimaEthnopharmacological relevance: Caryocar coriaceumWittm. (Caryocaraceae), popularly known as pequi,is important source of food and used in the folk medicine as wound healing, anti-inflammatory and forthe treatment of diseases of the respiratory tract, rheumatic and muscular pains and gastric ulcer.Aim of the study:To evaluate the effects of fixed oil ofCaryocar coriaceum(FOCC) on the topical inflam-mation and c...
The resin from protium heptaphyllum prevents high-fat diet-induced obesity in m...
Carvalho, Karine Maria Martins Bezerra; MarinhoFilho, José Delano Barreto; Melo, Tiago Sousa de; Araújo, Ana Jérsia; Quetz, Josiane da SilvaHerbal compounds rich in triterpenes are well known to regulate glucose and lipid metabolism and to have beneficial effects on metabolicdisorders.ThepresentstudyinvestigatedtheantiobesitypropertiesofresinfromProtiumheptaphyllum(RPH)andthe possible mechanisms in mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD) for 15 weeks. Mice treated with RPH showed decreases in body weight, netenergyintake,abdominalfataccumulation,plasmagluco...