Ethnopharmacobotany in Tuscany: plants used as antihypertensives.
Among the more than 400 plants used in popular medicine in Tuscany, over 30 are used in the therapy of hypertension. For some of them their use is already known while for others there is no documentation. In this work we present the first results obtained from research carried out on antihypertensive plants belonging to Gentianaceae and in particular Gentiana kokiana.
Dipartimento di Agronomia e Gestione dell'Agroecosistema via S. Michele degli Scalzi, 2-56100, Pisa, Italy.
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D000818:Animals; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001011:Aorta / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D019448:Ethnobotany; D030012:Gentiana; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007558:Italy; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018517:Plant Roots; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts