An aqueous extract of Pfaffia sp. does not alter the labeling of blood constituents with technetium-99m and the morphology of the red blood cells

• Published in: Revista brasileira de farmacognosia Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 126 - 132
• Main Authors: Fernandes, Joelma F. de Oliveira, Brito, Lavínia de Carvalho, Frydman, Jacques N.G., Santos-Filho, Sebastião D., Bernardo-Filho, Mario
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia 01.06.2005
• Subjects: PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY; red blood cells; anti-oxidant properties; Pfaffia; plasma proteins; technetium-99m

Plants have been used for the human beings as food, as additives and/or as medicines. There are controversies about the biological effects of several natural products and, it is worthwhile to try to develop experimental assays to evaluate properties of extracts of plants. Pfaffia sp. is utilized in...