Pharmacognostical Analysis and Protective Effect of Standardized Extract and Rizonic Acid from against 6-Hydroxydopamine-Induced Neurotoxicity in SH-SY5Y Cells.

Background: is a tree common in the northeast of Brazil extensively used by traditional medicine for the treatment of central nervous system disorders.

Objective: To develop a standardized ethanol extract of (EEEV) and to investigate the neuroprotective potential of the extract and rizonic acid (RA) from on neuronal cells.

Materials And Methods: The plant drug of previously characterized was used for the production of EEEV.