Clelia Akiko Hiruma-Lima
Sao Paulo State University,Brazil
Biography
Clélia A. Hiruma-Lima has completed the Msc. in Chemistry and Pharmacology of Natural Products in the Lab. of Pharmaceutical Technology of Federal University of ParaÃba, Brazil and she has their Ph.D. in Human Physiology from Institute of Biology in Campinas State University, Campinas, SP, Brazil. Actually she is professor and researcher in Department of Physiology, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil. Her research group studies the effect of medicinal plant for treatment of digestive tract diseases such as peptic ulcer disease, diarrhea and inflammation. She published more than 90 papers in reputed journals from pharmacology and natural products area, 2 books and 30 chapters from medicinal plants theme.