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Would Sacaca, Croton cajucara Benth (Euphorbiaceae) be an hepatotoxic plant like Germander, Teucrium chamaedrys L. (Labiatae)? / Será a Sacaca, Croton cajucara Benth (Euphorbiaceae) uma planta hepatotóxica semelhante à Germander, Teucrium chamaedrys L. (Labiatae)?
Soares, Manoel do Carmo Pereira.
  • Soares, Manoel do Carmo Pereira; Ministério da saúde. Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde. Instituto Evandro Chagas.
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 37(supl.2): 96-97, 2004. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-723328
ABSTRACT
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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Estudos clínicos e experimentais tem incriminado, de forma consistente, na França, a planta medicinal germander (Teucrium chamaedrys L.) em casos esporádicos ou epidêmicos de hepatopatias. A Sacaca (Croton cajucara Benth), uma planta comum na Amazônia brasileira, também vem sendo incriminada em casos clínicos semelhantes. De ambas as plantas, foram isolados diterpenóides com estruturas químicas semelhantes.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Croton / Teucrium / Diterpenes / Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2004 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Croton / Teucrium / Diterpenes / Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2004 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil