Pereira, Ana Maria Soares [UNESP]Câmara, Francisco Luiz Araújo [UNESP]Ghini, Raquel [UNESP]Vilegas, J. H YLancas, F. M.Franca, S. C.2014-05-272014-05-272000-12-12Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants, v. 7, n. 2, p. 1-10, 2000.1049-6475http://hdl.handle.net/11449/66407Mikania glomerata Spengal extract contains approximately 0.5 percent of coumarin, a substance that displays anti-inflammatory and expectoratory activities. Extracts from different young leaves of plants collected during the early evening of December and July contained the highest levels coumarin. Plants dried in oven with circulating air contained 7.3 mg of coumarin/g of dry weight, demonstrating that this was the most appropriate drying condition for Mikania glomerata.1-10engArgentinaDryingGuacoHarvestMedicinal plantPhenol metabolismcoumarinexpectorant agentMikania glomerata extractphenolplant extractunclassified drugagricultureantiinflammatory activityheat treatmentmetabolismnonhumanplant leafseasonal variationweightMikaniaMikania congestaMikania glomerataArtigoAcesso restrito2-s2.0-0033652087