In our screening program for antihypertensive properties of plants in traditional use, the 99% ethanol extract of Erythroxylum laurifoiium leaves showed interesting angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity. The activity was found to be due to proanthocyanidins or condensed tannins and
Erythroxylum species have several traditional uses in different countries, including the treatment of hypertension. The ethanol extract from E. gonocladum aerial parts, a species endemic to the Brazilian cerrado, elicited a concentration-dependent inhibition of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)
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