Effects of the essential oil of Croton z
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Andrelina N. Coelho-de-Souza; Ednardo L. Barata; Pedro J. C. Magalhães; Crystian
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The effects on isolated guinea-pig ileum of the essential oil of Croton zehntneri (CZEO) and of its main constituent estragole (57% of CZEO by weight) were studied. CZEO and estragole (0.1-100 g/mL) decreased the tonus in 56% and 61.5%, respectively, of the muscles. At concentrations above 10 g/mL,