Phytochemical study, toxicity and antimicrobial activity of Psidium myrsinites DC. (Myrtaceae) leaves

Psidium myrsinites DC. is species known as "araçá", from the Cerrado (savanna) biome in Brazil. It is commonly used as a medicinal plant in the treatment of diarrhea because of its astringent properties. The aims of this study were to carry out phytochemical screening with an exploratory p...

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Main Authors: Emanuelle Rosário Brito Durães, Cássia de Oliveira Clementino, Leonardo Rodrigues Fari, Luciana Machado Ramos, Marilene Silva Oliveira, Joelma Abadia Marciano de Paula, Plínio Lázaro Faleiro Naves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2017-09-01
Series:Bioscience Journal
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Online Access:http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/biosciencejournal/article/view/34763