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essential oil, natural products, peptic ulcer, ethnopharmacology, digestive tract diseases

Biography

Clelia Akiko Hiruma-Lima is a full professor at the Department of Structural and Functional Biology (Physiology) at the Bioscience Institute of the São paulo State University - UNESP (Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil). Her work has been mainly focused on understanding the action of natural products (flavonoids and essential oil) in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases (gastroesophageal reflux, peptic ulcers, intestinal inflammation and obesity). The morphofunctional, biochemical, and molecular aspects of gastrointestinal disorders are analysed in rodents (mice and rats). The focus of the studies also involves the ethnopharmacological evaluation of Brazilian medicinal plants and all their therapeutic potential.

Activities

Employment (2)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências, Botucatu: Botucatu, São Paulo, BR

2001 to present (Departamento de Fisiologia)
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Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"

Fundação Universidade do Tocantins: Porto Nacional, Tocantins, BR

1992 to 2001 | Docente (Biologia)
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Clelia Akiko Hiruma-Lima

Education and qualifications (3)

Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho: Botucatu, SP, BR

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Clelia Akiko Hiruma-Lima

Universidade Estadual de Campinas: Campinas, SP, BR

1995-02-04 to 1999-01-11 | PhD (Fisiologia)
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Clelia Akiko Hiruma-Lima

Universidade Federal da Paraíba: Joao Pessoa, PB, BR

1990-01-03 to 1993-03-03 | MsC (Laboratorio de Tecnologia Farmaceutica)
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Clelia Akiko Hiruma-Lima