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Carvalho, Ana Carla C.S.; Almeida, Dayse S.; Melo, Marcélia G.D.; Cavalcanti, Sócrates C.H.; Marçal, Rosilene M. (March 2009). "Evidence of the mechanism of action of
Erythrina velutina Willd (Fabaceae) leaves aqueous extract".
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Oliveira, F.S; Bandeira, S.M; Batista, J.S; Silva, C.D; Alves, P.B; Antoniolli, A.R; Marchioro, M (September 2004). "Central nervous system effects of the crude extract of Erythrina velutina on rodents".
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Ozawa, Masaaki; Honda, Kazuki; Nakai, Izumi; Kishida, Akio; Ohsaki, Ayumi (15 July 2008). "Hypaphorine, an indole alkaloid from
Erythrina velutina, induced sleep on normal mice".
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317:Erythrina aurantiaca
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321:Fernando de Noronha
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