| Journal: | The journal of venomous animals and toxins |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000298755 |
| ISSN: | 0104-7930 |
| Authors: | Almeida, E.C. de1 Menezes, H2 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Departamento de Ciencias Medicas e da Saude, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul. Brasil 2Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Instituto de Biociencias, Rio Claro, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Volumen: | 8 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Pages: | 191-212 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| English abstract | Since primeval times, the inflammatory process has been described in many different ways. Several anti-inflammatory therapies have been used in different biological models. However, in a recent "back to nature move", modern man is searching for natural products with medicinal properties, particularly those obtained from plants and bees. Propolis has been used in folk medicine for a very long time. The many compounds present in propolis require investigation.Physical-chemical analysis studies have not sufficiently established quality standards of propolis containing products. These standards should depend especially on their different pharmacological activities. There are few studies reporting on the in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of propolis containing products. It is necessary to evaluate the anti-inflammatory potential of commercial products containing propolis |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Medicina alternativa, Propóleo, Actividad antiinflamatoria, Productos naturales |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Alternative medicine, Propolis, Anti-inflammatory activity, Natural products |
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