Kielmeyera coriacea
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| Kielmeyera coriacea Mart. et Zucc. |
Kielmeyera coriacea (Pau Santo) is a medicinal plant [1] native to Cerrado and Pantanal vegetation in Brazil. In addition, this plant is also used as a honey plant.
[edit] See also
- List of honey plants
- List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil
- List of plants of Pantanal vegetation of Brazil
[edit] Notes
- ^ Audi, E.A.; Otobone, F., Martins, J.V.; Cortez, D.A. Preliminary evaluation of Kielmeyera coriacea leaves extract on the central nervous system. Fitoterapia. 2002 Oct;73(6):517-9.
[edit] References
- Por, F.D. The Pantanal of Mato Grosso (Brazil): World's Largest Wetlands (Monographiae Biologicae) Springer, April 2002. ISBN 0792334817
- Raffauf, Robert F. Plant Alkaloids: A Guide to Their Discovery and Distribution Food Products Press, June 1996. ISBN 1560228601
