Publications by authors named "Francisco Geraldo de Melo Pinheiro"
In vivo topical anti-inflammatory and wound healing activities of the fixed oil of Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. seeds.
Maria Liduína Maia de Oliveira Diana Célia Sousa Nunes-Pinheiro Adriana Rocha Tomé Erika Freitas Mota Islene Araújo Lima-Verde Francisco Geraldo de Melo Pinheiro
J Ethnopharmacol
May 2010
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. (Caryocaraceae), popularly known as pequi, is important source of food and used in the folk medicine as wound healing, anti-inflammatory and for the treatment of diseases of the respiratory tract, rheumatic and muscular pains and gastric ulcer.
Aim Of The Study: To evaluate the effects of fixed oil of Caryocar coriaceum (FOCC) on the topical inflammation and cutaneous wound healing.