Would Sacaca, Croton cajucara Benth (Euphorbiaceae) be an hepatotoxic plant like Germander, Teucrium chamaedrys L. (Labiatae)?
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01/01/2004
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| Resumo |
Clinical and experimental studies have consistently incriminated the medicinal plant germander (Teucrium chamaedrys L.) in epidemic and sporadic cases of liver diseases. The sacaca (Croton cajucara Benth), a common plant in Brazilian Amazon region also comes being incriminated in similar clinical cases. Of both plants were isolated diterpenoid coumpounds with similar chemical structures. |
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text/html |
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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822004000700016 |
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en |
| Publicador |
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT |
| Fonte |
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.37 suppl.2 2004 |
| Palavras-Chave | #Sacaca #Croton cajucara #Germander |
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journal article |
