Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Systematic review: Medicinal use and scientific elucidation of the Piper genus for the treatment of symptoms and inflammatory diseases

Cícera Norma Fernandes Lima
  • Cícera Norma Fernandes Lima
  • Departamento de Química Biológica (DQB), Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Crato, CE, Brazil.
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Luciene Ferreira de Lima
  • Luciene Ferreira de Lima
  • Departamento de Química Biológica (DQB), Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Crato, CE, Brazil.
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Denise Bezerra Correia
  • Denise Bezerra Correia
  • Departamento de Química Biológica (DQB), Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Crato, CE, Brazil.
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Sara Tavares de Sousa Machado
  • Sara Tavares de Sousa Machado
  • Departamento de Química Biológica (DQB), Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Crato, CE, Brazil.
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Jéssica Pereira de Sousa
  • Jéssica Pereira de Sousa
  • Departamento de Química Biológica (DQB), Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Crato, CE, Brazil.
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Enaide Soares Santos
  • Enaide Soares Santos
  • Departamento de Química Biológica (DQB), Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Crato, CE, Brazil.
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Gyllyandeson de Araújo Delmondes
  • Gyllyandeson de Araújo Delmondes
  • Departamento de Química Biológica (DQB), Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Crato, CE, Brazil.
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Irwin Rose Alencar de Menezes
  • Irwin Rose Alencar de Menezes
  • Departamento de Química Biológica (DQB), Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Crato, CE, Brazil.
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Cícero Francisco Bezerra Felipe
  • Cícero Francisco Bezerra Felipe
  • Departamento de Biologia Molecular (DBM), Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
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Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho
  • Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho
  • Departamento de Química Biológica (DQB), Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Crato, CE, Brazil.
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Marta Regina Kerntopf
  • Marta Regina Kerntopf
  • Departamento de Química Biológica (DQB), Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Crato, CE, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 30 September 2019
  •  Accepted: 21 November 2019
  •  Published: 29 February 2020

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