亚太热带医药杂志(英文版)
亞太熱帶醫藥雜誌(英文版)
아태열대의약잡지(영문판)
Asian pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
2010年
4期
332-336
,共5页
Calotropis procera%Pharmacological activity%Medicinal plants
Medicinal plants have been used to treat various ailments of the poor population around the world; hence the interest among researchers to know the active ingredients of certain plants has being increased. TheCalotropis procera (C. procera) is a plant original from Africa, commonly found in northeastern Brazil. It is well known for their pharmacological properties, since it produces large amounts of latex. The important role that medicinal plants play in folk medicine has led us to develop this article in order to review the major pharmacological activities ofC. procera.