Chemical constituents and antihistamine activity of Bixa orellana leaf extract.
Bixa orellana L. has been traditionally used in Central and South America to treat a number of ailments, including internal inflammation, and in other tropical countries like Malaysia as treatment for gastric ulcers and stomach discomfort. The current study aimed to determine the major chemical cons...
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| author | Yong, Yoke Keong Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin Abdul Kadir, Arifah Somchit, Muhammad Nazrul Cheng, Gwendoline Lian Ee Ahmad, Zuraini |
| author_facet | Yong, Yoke Keong Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin Abdul Kadir, Arifah Somchit, Muhammad Nazrul Cheng, Gwendoline Lian Ee Ahmad, Zuraini |
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| description | Bixa orellana L. has been traditionally used in Central and South America to treat a number of ailments, including internal inflammation, and in other tropical countries like Malaysia as treatment for gastric ulcers and stomach discomfort. The current study aimed to determine the major chemical constituents of the aqueous extract of B. orellana (AEBO) and to evaluate the antihistamine activity of AEBO during acute inflammation induced in rats. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-255512015-10-23T03:46:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25551/ Chemical constituents and antihistamine activity of Bixa orellana leaf extract. Yong, Yoke Keong Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin Abdul Kadir, Arifah Somchit, Muhammad Nazrul Cheng, Gwendoline Lian Ee Ahmad, Zuraini Bixa orellana L. has been traditionally used in Central and South America to treat a number of ailments, including internal inflammation, and in other tropical countries like Malaysia as treatment for gastric ulcers and stomach discomfort. The current study aimed to determine the major chemical constituents of the aqueous extract of B. orellana (AEBO) and to evaluate the antihistamine activity of AEBO during acute inflammation induced in rats. BioMed Central 2013-02-14 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25551/1/Chemical%20constituents%20and%20antihistamine%20activity%20of%20Bixa%20orellana%20leaf%20extract.pdf Yong, Yoke Keong and Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin and Abdul Kadir, Arifah and Somchit, Muhammad Nazrul and Cheng, Gwendoline Lian Ee and Ahmad, Zuraini (2013) Chemical constituents and antihistamine activity of Bixa orellana leaf extract. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 13 (32). ISSN 1472-6882 10.1186/1472-6882-13-32 English |
| spellingShingle | Yong, Yoke Keong Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin Abdul Kadir, Arifah Somchit, Muhammad Nazrul Cheng, Gwendoline Lian Ee Ahmad, Zuraini Chemical constituents and antihistamine activity of Bixa orellana leaf extract. |
| title | Chemical constituents and antihistamine activity of Bixa orellana leaf extract.
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| title_full | Chemical constituents and antihistamine activity of Bixa orellana leaf extract.
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| title_fullStr | Chemical constituents and antihistamine activity of Bixa orellana leaf extract.
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| title_full_unstemmed | Chemical constituents and antihistamine activity of Bixa orellana leaf extract.
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| title_short | Chemical constituents and antihistamine activity of Bixa orellana leaf extract.
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| title_sort | chemical constituents and antihistamine activity of bixa orellana leaf extract |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25551/1/Chemical%20constituents%20and%20antihistamine%20activity%20of%20Bixa%20orellana%20leaf%20extract.pdf |
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