Abstract |
Two plants used in Zimbabwean traditional medicine, Dioscorea sylvatica (Dioscoreaceae) and Urginea altissima (Liliaceae), produce mild inflammation and itching when rubbed on the skin. Investigations of the causes of these cutaneous reactions showed that raphides of calcium oxalate are, at least in part, responsible for the effects. Histamine could not be detected.
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Authors | A L Cogne, A Marston, S Mavi, K Hostettmann |
Journal | Journal of ethnopharmacology
(J Ethnopharmacol)
Vol. 75
Issue 1
Pg. 51-3
(Apr 2001)
ISSN: 0378-8741 [Print] Ireland |
PMID | 11282443
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Histamine
(analysis)
- Humans
- Liliaceae
(chemistry)
- Magnoliopsida
(chemistry)
- Medicine, African Traditional
- Phytotherapy
- Rheumatic Diseases
(therapy)
- Skin Diseases
(therapy)
- Zimbabwe
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