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Diferencias de género en el conocimiento y uso de plantas medicinales en Ahuatla y Xocotla, municipio de Coyomeapan, Puebla.
Provedor de dados: 32
Autores: Vázquez Medina, Belia.
El objetivo de la investigación fue conocer diferencias de género en el uso, manejo y conservación de plantas medicinales en Ahuatla y Xocotla, Municipio de Coyomeapan, Puebla. La metodología propuesta se fundamentó en la observación participante y las entrevistas abiertas, se utilizó una guía de observación que contenía aspectos generales como la situación física, natural y sociocultural de las comunidades. Las entrevistas abiertas versaron principalmente sobre dos aspectos, el primero relacionado con la composición y características de los grupos domésticos, en el segundo se obtuvo información sobre el uso y aprovechamiento de las plantas medicinales. Se encontró que las plantas medicinales siguen siendo de gran importancia para la salud en los grupos...
Palavras-chave: Plantas medicinales; Etnobotánica; Género; Grupos domésticos; Medicinal plants; Ethnobotany; Gender; Household domestic group; Maestría; Estrategias para el Desarrollo Agrícola Regional; EDAR.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/192

Conocimiento tradicional sobre plantas medicinales en huertos familiares en la Mixteca Poblana, México.
Provedor de dados: 32
Autores: Gómez Calderón, Hilaria Angélica.
Las plantas medicinales son recursos naturales disponibles en el ambiente silvestre y en los huertos familiares. Las plantas medicinales son la opción inmediata y en muchos casos la única para tratar las enfermedades comunes. El objetivo de esta investigación fue analizar el papel que juegan las plantas medicinales en los huertos familiares, y los conocimientos alrededor de ellas. Pretende contribuir al diseño de estrategias de desarrollo rural que promuevan alternativas para el desarrollo local de las comunidades. El trabajo de campo se realizó del 2010 al 2013 en dos diferentes entornos, uno rural y otro urbano, en el municipio de Tepexi de Rodríguez, Puebla, México (Agua de la Luna, Huejonapan, y Tula) y en el sur de la Ciudad de Puebla, México. Se...
Palavras-chave: Decisiones de salud; Medicina tradicional; Plantas medicinales; Health treatment decisions; Medicinal plants; Traditional medicine; Estrategias para el Desarrollo Agrícola Regional; EDAR; Doctorado.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/2205

Diferencias de género en el conocimiento y uso de plantas medicinales en Ahuatla y Xocotla, municipio de Coyomeapan, Puebla.
Provedor de dados: 32
Autores: Vázquez Medina, Belia.
El objetivo de la investigación fue conocer diferencias de género en el uso, manejo y conservación de plantas medicinales en Ahuatla y Xocotla, Municipio de Coyomeapan, Puebla. La metodología propuesta se fundamentó en la observación participante y las entrevistas abiertas, se utilizó una guía de observación que contenía aspectos generales como la situación física, natural y sociocultural de las comunidades. Las entrevistas abiertas versaron principalmente sobre dos aspectos, el primero relacionado con la composición y características de los grupos domésticos, en el segundo se obtuvo información sobre el uso y aprovechamiento de las plantas medicinales. Se encontró que las plantas medicinales siguen siendo de gran importancia para la salud en los grupos...
Palavras-chave: Plantas medicinales; Etnobotánica; Género; Grupos domésticos; Medicinal plants; Ethnobotany; Gender; Household domestic group; Maestría; Estrategias para el Desarrollo Agrícola Regional; EDAR.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/192

Manejo social de la cancerina (Hippocratea), Planta medicinal de la selva baja caducifolia en la cuenca del Río Papagayo, Guerrero, México
Provedor de dados: 32
Autores: García Jiménez, Alma Luz.
La cancerina (Hippocratea excelsa) es una planta leñosa silvestre de la selva baja caducifolia,  ampliamente demandada por su uso medicinal. La corteza de sus tallos y raíces es reconocida como  tratamiento eficaz para la gastritis, cáncer, desinfectante de heridas e infecciones diversas, entre  otros padecimientos.    La investigación se llevó a cabo en la Cuenca del Rio Papagayo, en las colindancias de los  municipios de San Marcos y Acapulco, donde se recolecta desde hace 25 años. Se estudio la  situación socioeconómica de las familias recolectoras, poniendo especial atención en la  caracterización de los procesos de recolección, procesamiento y comercio de la cancerina. Para tal  efecto, se definieron tres ámbitos de estudio y análisis: unidad...
Tipo: Tesis
Palavras-chave: Manejo social; Selva baja caducifolia; Recolección; Recolectores; Plantas medicinales; Doctorado; Desarrollo Rural; Social management; Low deciduous jungle; Collection; Collectors; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/1301

Micorriza arbuscular y estrés abiótico en el contenido de alcaloides (vinblastima y vincristina) de Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don
Provedor de dados: 32
Autores: Rosa Mera, Claudia Janette de la.
Este estudio evaluó el incremento de vinblastina y vincristina en plantas micorrizadas de  Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don., establecidas en invernadero, sometidas a estrés  abiótico causado por aplicaciones de bicarbonato de potasio (2.5 y 7.5 mM) y cloruro de  sodio (40 mM). El presente trabajo fue dividido en tres fases experimentales. La  primera fase describe la propagación de consorcios e identificación de hongos  micorrízicos arbusculares (HMA) obtenidos de la rizósfera de plantas medicinales  recolectadas del Parque Nacional Iztapopo, Zoquiapan y Anexas. En la segunda fase se  realizó una selección de consorcios de HMA con base en la promoción del crecimiento  en C. roseus. Finalmente, en la tercera fase se realizó una aplicación de bicarbonato de...
Tipo: Tesis
Palavras-chave: Planta medicinal; Vinca; Metabolitos secundarios; Alcalinidad; Salinidad; Maestría; Edafología; Medicinal plants; Secondary metabolites; Alkalinity; Salinity.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/1303

Integrated Natural Resource Management: Approaches and Lessons from the Himalaya
Provedor de dados: 7
Autores: Saxena, K. G.; Jawaharlal Nehru University; kgsaxena@jnuniv.ernet.in; Rao, K.S.; CISHME, University of Delhi, South Campus, New Delhi-17, India; srkottapalli@yahoo.com; Sen, K. K. C; G. B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development;; Maikhuri, R. K.; G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development; rkmaikhuri@yahoo.com; Semwal, R. L.; ;.
Losses of forest cover, biodiversity, agricultural productivity, and ecosystem services in the Himalayan mountain region are interlinked problems and threats to the sustainable livelihoods of 115 x 106 mountain people as well as the inhabitants of the adjoining Indo-gangetic plains. Until the 1970s, environmental conservation, food security, and rural economic development were treated as independent sectors. The poor outcomes of sector-oriented approaches catalyzed efforts to address environmental and socioeconomic problems concurrently. The identification of "key" natural resource management interventions is an important dimension of integrated management. Projects to rehabilitate the degraded lands that cover 40% of the Indian Himalaya could be key...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports
Palavras-chave: Bamboo; Community decision making; Himalaya; India; Integrated natural resource management; Land rehabilitation; Medicinal plants; Reforestation; Village.
Ano: 2001

The Role of Informal Protected Areas in Maintaining Biodiversity in the Western Ghats of India
Provedor de dados: 7
Autores: Bhagwat, Shonil A; Natural History Museum, London; S.Bhagwat@nhm.ac.uk; Kushalappa, Cheppudira G; University of Agricultural Sciences College of Forestry; kushalcg@sancharnet.in; Williams, Paul H; Natural History Museum, London; P.Williams@nhm.ac.uk; Brown, Nick D; University of Oxford; nick.brown@plants.ox.ac.uk.
Although it is widely believed that an important function of protected areas is to conserve species that are unable to survive elsewhere, there are very few empirical studies in which a comparison is made between biodiversity of protected areas and that of the cultivated landscape surrounding them. We examined the diversity of trees, birds, and macrofungi at 58 sites in three land-use types in a tree-covered landscape in Kodagu district in the Western Ghats of India. Ten forest reserve sites in the formal protected area, and 25 sacred groves and 23 coffee plantations in the neighboring cultivated landscape were sampled. A total of 215 tree, 86 bird, and 163 macrofungus species were recorded. The forest reserve had a large number of trees that were...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports
Palavras-chave: Biodiversity conservation; Endemic and threatened species; Medicinal plants; Non-timber forest products; Protected areas; Sacred groves; Western Ghats of India.
Ano: 2005

A standardized protocol for genomic DNA isolation from Terminalia arjuna for genetic diversity analysis
Provedor de dados: 69
Autores: Sarwat,Maryam; Singh Negi,Madan; Lakshmikumaran,Malathi; Kumar Tyagi,Akhilesh; Das,Sandip; Shankar Srivastava,Prem.
For studying genetic diversity in natural populations of Terminalia, a medicinal plant, our attempts to isolate high quality DNA using several previously reported protocols and even modifications were unsuccessful. We therefore combined CTAB based isolation, and column based purification step, to isolate DNA from Terminalia arjuna. The DNA isolated using this standardized protocol was high in quality and suitable for restriction digestion and generation of random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP).
Tipo: Journal article
Palavras-chave: DNA extraction; Medicinal plants; Molecular markers; Terminalia species.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582006000100011

Effects of Pterocaulon polystachyum DC. (Asteraceae) on onion (Allium cepa) root-tip cells
Provedor de dados: 74
Autores: Knoll,Michelle Frainer; Silva,Antonio Carlos Ferreira da; Canto-Dorow,Thais Scotti do; Tedesco,Solange Bosio.
In Brazil leaf infusions of the plant Pterocaulon polystachyum DC (Asteraceae) are used to treat digestive problems. We used plants from six P. polystachyum populations to prepare fresh aqueous leaf infusions at the concentration normally used in Brazil (2.5 g L-1) and at twice (5 g L-1) and four times (10 g L-1) this concentration. We rooted onion bulbs in a water control or one of the infusions for 24 h and used the in vivo onion (Allium cepa) root-tip cell test to investigate the potential mutagenicity of the infusions by calculating the mitotic index for the control and the experimental treatments and comparing them using the Chi-squared test (chi2, p = 0.05). There was a highly significant decrease in the mitotic index of root-tip cells treated with...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plants; Mutagenicity; Onion (Allium cepa) test; Pterocaulon polystachyum.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572006000300024

Evaluation of extracts from Coccoloba mollis using the Salmonella/microsome system and in vivo tests
Provedor de dados: 74
Autores: Tsuboy,Marcela Stefanini; Marcarini,Juliana Cristina; Ferreira,Dalva Trevisan; Ferraz,Elisa Raquel Anastácio; Chequer,Farah Maria Drumond; Oliveira,Danielle Palma de; Ribeiro,Lúcia Regina; Mantovani,Mário Sérgio.
The common everyday use of medicinal plants is an ancient, and still very widespread practice, whereby the need for studies on their possible toxicity and mutagenic properties. The species Coccoloba mollis has been much used in phytotherapy, mainly in cases involving loss of memory and stress. In order to investigate its genotoxic and mutagenic potential, ethanolic extracts from the leaves and roots underwent Salmonella/microsome assaying (TA98 and TA100 strains, with and without exogenous metabolism - S9), besides comet and micronucleus tests in vivo.There was no significant increase in the number of revertants/plate of Salmonella strains in any of the analyzed root-extract concentrations, although the extract itself was extremely toxic to the Salmonella...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plants; Coccoloba mollis; Ames test; In vivo comet assay; In vivo micronucleus assay; Polygonaceae.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572010000300027

Evapotranspiration and crop coefficient of basil determined by weighing lysimeters
Provedor de dados: 75
Autores: Martins,Izabela P; Faria,Rogério T de; Palaretti,Luiz F; Santos,Miquéias G dos; Fischer Filho,João Alberto.
ABSTRACT The basil (Ocimum basilicum) crop is of great importance for trading as fresh or dried condiment for human consumption and essential oil for pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Water excesses and deficits can affect biomass production of plants, making it necessary to use the correct amount of water for each crop. Considering that determinations of water consumption and cultivation coefficients for medicinal plants are scarce, the aim of this study was determining evapotranspiration and crop coefficients of basil using lysimeters. The crop evapotranspiration was determined by weighing lysimeters for the replacements of 100, 75 and 50% of the maximum daily evapotranspiration. The reference crop evapotranspiration was estimated by the...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Ocimum basilicum; Cover ratio; Crop coefficient; Medicinal plants; Water consumption.
Ano: 2019
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-05362019000400373

Agronomical and phytochemical aspects of fafia
Provedor de dados: 75
Autores: Vilela,Gisele F; Ming,Lin C; Marques,Márcia OM; Silva,Sandra MP da; Montanari Junior,Ílio.
The medicinal species fafia (Hebanthe eriantha), is a product of extractivism in the region of the Paraiba Valley, São Paulo state, Brazil, with endangered genetic variability. This study did an agronomical characterization and an analysis of active compounds of five accessions. This research is a partnership of UNESP-Botucatu Medicinal Plants Laboratory, Paraiba Valley Center (APTA) and CPQBA-UNICAMP Agrotechnological Division. A field experiment using completely random blocks with five accessions and seven replications was used. The stem and leaf wet/dry weights, root wet/dry weight, length of the longest stem, foliar area, foam index and pfaffic acid content samples were evaluated. Accession I1800 had root dry weight, stem and leaf dry weight, and...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Hebanthe eriantha; Medicinal plants; Cultivation; Pfaffic acid; Amaranthaceae.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-05362013000100021

Economic analysis for oregano under irrigation considering economic risk factors
Provedor de dados: 75
Autores: Marques,Patricia Angélica A; Bernardi Filho,Lineu; Frizzone,José Antônio.
The oregano is a plant, rich in essential oil and very used as spice in the preparation of foods. The objective of this paper was to analyze the viability of irrigation for oregano in Presidente Prudente, São Paulo state, Brazil, including economic risk factors, their effect on irrigation total cost, as well as the different pumping kinds. The Monte Carlo simulation was utilized to study the economic factors: fixed cost, labor, maintenance, pumping and water. The use of irrigation for the oregano in the region of Presidente Prudente is indicated because of its economic feasibility and the reduced risks. The average values of the benefit/cost for all water depths tested were higher than 1, indicating viability. The use of irrigation promoted lower risks...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Origanum vulgare; Pumping; Economic viability; Risk analysis; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-05362012000200009

Oregano production under various water depths estimated by means of the class A pan evaporation
Provedor de dados: 75
Autores: Marques,Patricia Angélica A; Bernardi Filho,Lineu; Oliveira,Ricardo B de.
The purpose of this experiment was to analyze the effect of five irrigation water depths on oregano production. Oregano is a plant rich in essential oil, commonly used as seasoning in food preparation. The water depths were estimated based on the class A pan evaporation (CPE): 0 CPE (without water replacement); 25 CPE, 50 CPE, 75 CPE, and 100% CPE. The analyzed variables were fresh and dry weight of leaves and roots, yield, net return, and water use efficiency. The experiment was carried out in Presidente Prudente, São Paulo State, Brazil, from February to May 2006. The best results for all the studied variables were found when 100% CPE was used. A linear positive relation was observed between water increments and fresh and dry weight of both the...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Origanum vulgare L.; Evaporation; Medicinal plants; Yield; Net profit; Water use efficiency.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-05362009000100012

Cultivo, uso e manipulação de plantas medicinais.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: RODRIGUES, V. G. S.
Este documento tem o objetivo de contribuir com o cenário de desenvolvimento e organização das populações rurais e tradicionais, compatível com suas características culturais e com a exploração sustentável de recursos vegetais e a conservação da biodiversidade.
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Comunidades tradicionais; Conhecimento tradicional.; Planta Medicinal; Pratica Cultural.; Indigenous knowledge.; Medicinal plants; Plant cultural practices; Traditional medicine.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/916031

Plants used to treat malaria in the regions of Rio Branco - Acre state and southern Amazonas state - Brazil.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: FERREIRA, A. B.; MING, L. C.; HAVERROTH, M.; DALY, D. C.; CABALLERO, J.; BALLESTÉ, A. M.
Malaria is a parasitic disease caused by organisms of the genus Plasmodium. The present study examined wild and cultivated plants used to treat malaria and associated symptoms by riparian communities in the Municipalities of Pauini and Xapuri in Amazonas and Acre states, respectively. During the year 2013 86 persons were interviewed in 9 rural communities in Pauini and Xapuri that were known for their knowledge and use of medicinal plants, After each interview, walks were made (walk in the woods), with the main informant of the family, for identification of plants and to collect the samples of the species indicated. A total of 86 plant species were indicated by seringueiros and ribeirinhos for the treatment of malaria and for associated symptoms, while 26...
Tipo: Artigo de divulgação na mídia (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Conhecimento tradicional; Comunidade ribeirinha; Doença tropical; Tropical disease; Enfermedad tropical; Xapuri (AC); Acre; Pauini (AM); Amazonas; Conocimiento tradicional; Plantas medicinales.; Medicina tradicional; Planta medicinal; Tratamento; Parasito; Protozoário; Etnobôtanica.; Indigenous knowledge; Traditional medicine; Medicinal plants; Plasmodium; Malaria.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1028209

Plantas medicinais de uso popular no municipio de Sao Luis do Anaua, Roraima.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: LUZ, F. J. de F.
Tipo: Folhetos
Palavras-chave: Brasil; Roraima; Sao Luis do Anaua; Planta Medicinal; Brazil; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/688325

Levantamento de plantas nativas da Caatinga como potencial medicinal e aromático em comunidades do Território Sertão do São Francisco.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: KIILL, L. H. P.; SOUZA, A. V. de; AZEVEDO, S. G. de; SILVA, N. B. G. da; BISPO, L. dos P.; SANTOS, J. T. L.
O presente estudo teve por objetivo realizar o levantamento de espécies da Caatinga com potencial aromático e ou medicinal , no Território Sertão do São Francisco, nos estados de Pernambuco e da Bahia, visando resgatar e identificar a relação dessas comunidades locais com as espécies nativas da Caatinga.
Tipo: Capítulo em livro técnico (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Território Sertão do São Francisco; Planta da Caatinga; Levantamento de espécie nativa; Comunidade local; Planta nativa; Aromatic plant; Native plant; Caatinga; Planta medicinal; Planta Aromática; Comunidade rural; Coleção de Planta; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1085991

Influência de elementos meteorológicos no rendimento e na composição química do óleo essencial de Lippia origanoides Kunth cultivada no Cerrado no Distrito Federal.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: ALONSO, A. M.; OLIVEIRA, A. D. de; MALAQUIAS, J. V.; SILVA, D. B. da; VIEIRA, R. F.; BIZZO, H. R.
Resumo ? O objetivo foi avaliar a influência de elementos meteorológicos no rendimento e na composição química do óleo essencial de Lippia origanoides cultivada em diferentes épocas no Cerrado no Distrito Federal. O experimento foi conduzido em vasos, a céu aberto e irrigado. As épocas de corte foram: outono/maio/2013, inverno/agosto/2013 e verão/fevereiro/2014, correspondendo a três tratamentos. Os valores dos elementos meteorológicos foram registrados às 10 horas na data do corte. O óleo essencial (OE) foi extraído por hidrodestilação em aparelho Clevenger, e a identificação dos seus constituintes químicos ocorreu por Cromatografia Gasosa (CG-DIC e CG-EM). O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado com 3 tratamentos x 5 repetições. O...
Tipo: Folhetos
Palavras-chave: Alecrim pimenta; Timol; Planta Medicinal; Radiação Solar; Variação Sazonal; Thymol; Medicinal plants; Solar radiation.
Ano: 2021
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1139820

Biologia floral e reprodutiva da quixabeira.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: KIILL, L. H. P.; SILVA, P. P. da.
Características gerais; morfologia e biologia floral; Visitantes florais; Frutos.
Tipo: Fôlder / Folheto / Cartilha (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Quixabeira; Biologia floral; Bioma caatinga; Planta nativa.; Planta medicinal; Recurso natural; Caatinga; Fruto; Polinização.; Medicinal plants; Pollination.; Fruits; Natural resources.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/159738

Metodologia científica: cultivo in vitro de unha-de-gato.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: RAPOSO, A.; TEIXEIRA, R. B.
O uso da unha-de-gato como produto comercial (fitoterápico) apresenta algumas dificuldades, entre elas a falta de homogeneidade na constituição química das plantas comercializadas. Esse problema ocorre pelo fato da matéria-prima ser proveniente de áreas naturais sem nenhum controle de qualidade. Nesse sentido, a tecnologia de clonagem in vitro, apoiada por um trabalho de seleção de características desejáveis, poderá contribuir para a obtenção de plantas com maior homogeneidade e de qualidade garantida.
Tipo: Circular Técnica (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Cultivo in vitro; Plantas medicinales.; Micropopagation; Unha de Gato.; Planta medicinal; Cultura In Vitro; Micropropagação; In vitro culture; Uncaria guianensis.; Medicinal plants; Uncaria tomentosa.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/912085

Cartilha de plantas medicinais (Rau Xarabu): Terra Indígena Kaxinawá Nova Olinda, Feijó, Acre, Brasil.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: HAVERROTH, M.; LOPES, B. P. S.; SILVA, M. P. da; FERREIRA, A. B.
Esta cartilha traz um levantamento etnobotânico das plantas medicinais utilizadas pelos Kaxinawá e, por meio de seu registro, busca contribuir para o fortalecimento da resiliência do sistema tradicional de saúde indígena. Traz uma amostra significativa das plantas medicinais dentro do contexto do conhecimento dos pajés, parteiras e demais especialistas da Terra Indígena Kaxinawá Nova Olinda (TIKNO), cujo conteúdo está voltado para os próprios Kaxinawá a fim de servir como meio de incentivo e orientação aos jovens aprendizes da medicina desse povo, bem como a todo o público interessado no tema, como acadêmicos, indigenistas, gestores na área de saúde e estudantes em geral.
Tipo: Livro técnico (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Conhecimento tradicional; Traditional knowledge; Comunidades tradicionais; Povos indígenas; Medicina tradicional; Plantas medicinales; Conocimiento tradicional; Terra Indígena Kaxinawá de Nova Olinda (TIKNO); Feijó (AC); Acre; Amazônia Ocidental; Western Amazon; Amazonia Occidental; Etnobôtanica; Planta Medicinal; Ethnobotany; Medicinal plants; Indigenous knowledge; Traditional medicine.
Ano: 2020
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1124578

Trabalhador no cultivo de plantas medicinais.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: SA SOBRINHO, A. F. de; PORTUGAL, J. E. T.; ROCHA NETO, O. G. da.
Apresentacao do roteiro para estruturacao do conteudo programatico das ocupacoes na formacao do profissional rural no cultivo de plantas medicinais.
Tipo: Fôlder / Folheto / Cartilha (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Trabalhador rural Ensino agricola; Brasil; Brasilia; Agricultural workers; Planta Medicinal; Education; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/666626

Neutralization of pharmacological and toxic activities of Bothrops jararacussu snake venom and isolated myotoxins by Serjania erecta methanolic extract and its fractions
Provedor de dados: 80
Autores: Fernandes,RS; Costa,TR; Marcussi,S; Bernardes,CP; Menaldo,DL; Rodriguéz Gonzaléz,II; Pereira,PS; Soares,AM.
Most of the snakebites recorded in Brazil are caused by the Bothrops genus. Given that the local tissue damage caused by this genus cannot be treated by antivenom therapy, numerous studies are focusing on supplementary alternatives, such as the use of medicinal plants. Serjania erecta has already demonstrated anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and healing properties. In the current study, the aerial parts of S. erecta were extracted with methanol, then submitted to chromatographic fractionation on a Sephadex LH20 column and eluted with methanol, which resulted in four main fractions. The crude extract and fractions neutralized the toxic activities of Bothrops jararacussu snake venom and isolated myotoxins (BthTX-I and II). Results showed that phospholipase A2,...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plants; Antiophidian properties; Serjania erecta; Bothrops jararacussu snake venom; Myotoxins.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992011000100011

Biological properties of medicinal plants: a review of their antimicrobial activity
Provedor de dados: 80
Autores: Silva,NCC; Fernandes Júnior,A.
Plants have been used for thousands of years to flavor and conserve food, to treat health disorders and to prevent diseases including epidemics. The knowledge of their healing properties has been transmitted over the centuries within and among human communities. Active compounds produced during secondary vegetal metabolism are usually responsible for the biological properties of some plant species used throughout the globe for various purposes, including treatment of infectious diseases. Currently, data on the antimicrobial activity of numerous plants, so far considered empirical, have been scientifically confirmed, concomitantly with the increasing number of reports on pathogenic microorganisms resistant to antimicrobials. Products derived from plants may...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plants; Phytochemistry; Antimicrobial activity; Plant extracts; Essential oils; Synergism.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992010000300006

Markets, mixtures and molecular methods: investigating medicinal plant and edible orchid diversity in Tanzania and Zambia
Provedor de dados: 16
Autores: Veldman, S.
Medicinal plants are an important source of primary healthcare for many people in Tanzania. These medicinal plants are harvested from the wild, and increasing commercial trade poses a serious threat to local plant populations. Currently it is unknown which species are traded and in what amounts. Across the southwestern border in Zambia, the traditional dish chikanda has transformed from a niche product to being a mainstream delicacy. One of the main ingredients are wild-harvested orchids, and these have become depleted throughout the country as an effect of the increased trade. It is unclear which orchid species are targeted and might be at risk of overharvesting. The aims of my doctorate are to map harvest and trade of Tanzanian medicinal plants and...
Tipo: Book (monograph)
Palavras-chave: DNA barcoding; Africa; Species delimitation; Orchids; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2018
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/668031

Application of the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) to assess the ethnobotany and forest conservation status of the Zarghoon Juniper Ecosystem, Balochistan, Pakistan
Provedor de dados: 85
Autores: Bazai,ZA; Tareen,RB; Achakzai,AKK; Batool,H.
The data collection approach called Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) was used in five villages: Killi Tor Shore; Medadzai; Ghunda; Kala Ragha, and Killi Shaban. Up to five groups were sampled in each village, comprising a total of 17 villages within the Zarghoon Juniper ecosystem. This area is rich both historically and culturally for using medicinal plants, mostly by women (60%). In this study, 26 species of medicinal plants fit in 20 genera and 13 families. They are used by aboriginal people via the indigenous knowledge they have for the treatment of many diseases. About 60, 35, and 5% of the medicines are prepared to be used orally, topically and boiled to inhale, respectively. Percentage distribution of plant parts used with purpose is 57, 26, 10...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Juniper ecosystem; Zarghoon; PRA; Ethnobotany; Medicinal plants; Biodiversity.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1851-56572013000100010

Ethnobotanical study and conservation status of trees in the district Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
Provedor de dados: 85
Autores: Shah,A; Rahim,S; Bhatti,KH; Khan,A; Din,N; Imran,M; Mohsin,M; Ishtiaq,M; Nabila,A; Ansari,A; Hussain,S; Zafar,M; Mushtaq,M; Mumtaz,E; Iqbal,J.
Sargodha district is one of the least studied regions of Pakistan regarding its ethnobotanical values. This paper is the frst report related to the documentation and conservation status of the tree species in the Sargodha district, and their folk ethnobotanical uses. An interview base survey was conducted in the study area in 2010-2013. The ethnobotanical data revealed the use of 100 tree species (6 gymnosperms, 94 angiosperms) belonging to 77 genera (6 gymnosperms, 71 angiosperms) and 39 families (4 gymnosperms, 35 angiosperms), with the Fabaceae ranking first with 19 tree species, followed by the Moraceae (12 species). Tree species like Aegle marmelos, Butea monosperma, Diospyrus malabarica, Gmelina arborea, Kigelia africana, Manilkara hexandra,...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Ethnobotanical study; Medicinal plants; Sargodha; Pakistan.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1851-56572015000100006

Documentation of Folk Herbal Uses of Medicinally Important Wild Vegetables Used by the Tribal Communities of Sargodha Region, Pakistan
Provedor de dados: 87
Autores: IQBAL,J.; SHAH,A.; SARVAT,R.; ADNAN,M.; PARVEEN,N.; NUZHAT,R.
ABSTRACT: This preliminary study provides the traditional consumption of wild vegetables that mostly grow as weeds (&gt;50%) and that are also medicinally important in the rural communities of Sargodha region, Pakistan. Through different surveys and interviews with key informants, data on perception, gathering, preparation and use of 40 wild vegetables belonging to 27 families were collected. Most common wild occurring family was Cucurbitaceae. The most of the plants found were from herbs followed by trees and shrubs. According to mode of consumption, majority of the plants are cooked while others are used as in salads form while juices, spices, pickles, raw form (their parts like fruits), jams etc. are also used. Most commonly used plant parts were fruits...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Wild vegetables consumption; Medicinal plants; Cucurbitaceae.
Ano: 2019
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-83582019000100169

PLANTAS MEDICINAIS COMO ALTERNATIVA DE NEGÓCIOS: CARACTERIZAÇÃO E IMPORTÂNCIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Correa,   Cynthia Candida; Alves,   Alexandre Florindo.
O uso dos produtos à base de plantas medicinais surge como uma forte tendência mundial. Esse é considerado um mercado promissor e apresenta números expressivos, tornando-se um ambiente de negócio atrativo. Entretanto, apesar de toda importância social e econômica, o Brasil e o Paraná não tem investido adequadamente na produção, industrialização e distribuição dessas plantas. Nesse contexto, buscou-se, através desse trabalho, caracterizar e analisar a produção de plantas medicinais no estado do Paraná. Para alcance desse objetivo foram utilizados dados secundários, encontrados em livros, artigos científicos, revistas e, principalmente, em sites governamentais. Pode-se concluir, a partir da pesquisa, que existe um aumento da oferta e demanda de plantas...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Plantas medicinais; Sistema produtivo; Caracterização; Paraná; Medicinal plants; Productive system; Characterization; Paraná state - Brazil; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108079

Facilitating collective action and enhancing local knowledge: a herbal medicine case study in Talaandig communities, Philippines
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hartanto,   Herlina; Valmores,   Cecil.
The indigenous people of Talaanding in Basac village, Bukidnon, the Philippines, had to deal with a high occurrence of disease and a high number of malnourished children in their village. This situation was due to the inability of the local health clinic to provide adequate health service and medicine to the community. Using an approach that promotes social learning and collective action, a CIFOR Adaptive Collaborative Management (ACM) research team facilitated a group of women, mostly the village health workers, in addressing their local health problems by using their local knowledge of medicinal plants and herbal medicines. This paper describes the ACM concept and the social learning processes that the women went through in identifying their...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Social learning; Local knowledge; Medicinal plants; Adaptive collaborative management; Philippines; Health Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50072

COMPETITIVIDADE DA CADEIA PRODUTIVA DE PLANTAS MEDICINAIS NO BRASIL: UMA PERSPECTIVA A PARTIR DO COMÉRCIO EXTERIOR
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rodrigues,   Waldecy; Nogueira,   Jorge Madeira; Parreira,   Livian Alves.
A competitividade da cadeia produtiva de plantas medicinais no Brasil é analisada a partir de indicadores advindos do comércio exterior.  Aflora um novo dilema brasileiro: por um lado, o país detém uma das maiores reservas de biodiversidade do planeta; por outro lado, apresenta um baixo nível de competitividade revelada no setor. O Brasil é um tradicional importador líquido em todos os segmentos da cadeia produtiva, com déficits comerciais crescentes na medida em que os produtos têm maiores valores adicionados.  A cadeia produtiva de plantas medicinais é altamente agregadora de valores comparativamente, por exemplo, a da cadeia produtiva da soja.  Trata-se de um forte indicador do quanto o país perde ao não investir sistematicamente no uso sustentável de...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Plantas medicinais; Medicamentos fitoterápicos; Cadeias produtivas da biodiversidade; Medicinal plants; Medicinal phytotherapy; Production chains of biodiversity; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112833

Towards a Sustainable Medicinal Plant Industry in Trinidad and Tobago
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Badrie,   Neela; Baksh-Comeau,   Yasmin.
Belize City, Belize 23rd - 27th July, 2007
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plants; ‘bush medicine’; Agricultural diversification; Regulation; Herbal remedies; Herbal therapy; Agribusiness; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122894

Allozyme variation in a natural population of Stryphnodendron adstringens in the Rio Preto State Park, southeastern Brazil
Provedor de dados: 88
Autores: Glasenapp,Jacqueline Siqueira; Barbosa,Priscila Barros; Casali,Vicente Wagner Dias; Martins,Ernane Ronie; Cruz,Cosme Damião.
Leaves and fruits from 63 Stryphnodendron adstringens trees were sampled in the Rio Preto State Park to analyze allozyme segregation, tissue specific expression of allozyme loci, and their genetic parameters. The enzyme systems ADH, EST, ACP, PGM, PGI, GDH, G6PDH, GOT, IDH, LAP, MDH, PER and SKDH were assessed by means of starch-gel electrophoresis. The polymorphic systems PGI, IDH, MDH and GOT demonstrated a dimeric quaternary structure, while EST and PER were monomeric. The total expected genetic diversity (H E) for leaves and seeds were 0.325 and 0.244 respectively. The effective number of alleles per locus (A E) was 1.58 in leaves and 1.42 in seeds. The values of H E and A E observed in S. adstringens were comparatively higher than the average values...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Allozyme segregation; Genetic diversity; Heterozygosity; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-84042012000200003

Distyly and variation in floral traits in natural populations of Psychotria ipecacuanha (Brot.) Stokes (Rubiaceae)
Provedor de dados: 88
Autores: Rossi,Ana Aparecida B.; Oliveira,Luiz Orlando de; Vieira,Milene F.
Psychotria ipecacuanha is a perennial, medicinal herb that grows in clusters in the understory of humid, shady areas of the Atlantic Rain Forest of southeastern Brazil. The present study characterized the variation in floral traits among 35 clusters from three natural populations of this plant species. Field observations showed that the clusters are isomorphic, that is, a given cluster will either set long-styled or short-styled flowers. Stigmas and anthers are reciprocally placed in each morph, a dimorphism characteristic of distyly. The populations are isoplethic, that is, a given population exhibits an equilibrium 1:1 ratio of floral morphs. Morphometric analyses revealed that anther length, stigma length, corolla diameter, and pollen grain diameter...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Distyly; Floral morphology; Ipecac; Medicinal plants; Psychotria ipecacuanha.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-84042005000200009

Effect of Various Concentrations of an Anise Seed Powder (Pimpinella Anisum L.) Supplement on Selected Hematological and Biochemical Parameters of Broiler Chickens
Provedor de dados: 89
Autores: Al-Shammari,KIA; Batkowska,J; Gryzińska,MM.
ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to investigate the influence of anise seed (Pimpinella anisum L.) powder supplemented to the drinking water on selected blood parameters of broilers. In total, 360 one-day-old Hubbard Classic chicks were randomly divided into four groups with three replicates of 30 birds each. Anise seed powder was added at 0, 500, 750, and 1000mg/L to the drinking water offered to the C (control), T1, T2, and T3 groups respectively. The supplement was supplied for 56 days. When broilers were 28 and 56 days old, blood samples were collected (30 birds per group) by brachial vein puncture to evaluate the cellular components of blood (RBC, WBC, Hgb, HCT, H/L). The following serum biochemical parameters were evaluated: CHOL, GLU, TP,...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Blood parameters; Poultry; Medicinal plants; Pimpinella anisum L.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2017000100041

Responses of basil cultivars to irrigation water salinity
Provedor de dados: 91
Autores: Maia,Sandra S. S.; Silva,Ricardo C. P. da; Oliveira,Francisco de A. de; Silva,Otaciana M. dos P. da; Silva,Ana C. da; Candido,Willame dos S.
ABSTRACT The objective of this work was to verify the response of basil cultivars to the salinity of irrigation water during the period from January 15 to March 20, 2013, in a greenhouse, at the Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid, Mossoró, RN, Brazil. The experimental design was completely randomized, with treatments arranged in 2 x 4 factorial scheme, constituted of two cultivars of basil (‘Verde’ and ‘Roxo’) and four levels of irrigation water salinity (0.5; 2.0; 3.5 and 5.0 dS m-1), with four replicates. The plants were collected at 65 days after transplanting and the following variables were evaluated: stem diameter; plant height; number of stems and leaves; leaf area; dry matter of leaves, stems, roots, and total dry matter. The increase in...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Ocimum basilicum L.; Salt stress; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662017000100044

Irrigation and organic fertilization on the production of essential oil and flavonoid in chamomile
Provedor de dados: 91
Autores: Aleman,Catariny C.; Marques,Patricia A. A.
ABSTRACT The therapeutic efficacy of herbal medicines and pesticides has increased the need to define cultivation parameters for medicinal plants. The objective of this study was to evaluate the production of essential oil and flavonoids of chamomile under irrigation levels and organic fertilizer doses. The experiment was conducted in the experimental area of the Campus II of the University of Western São Paulo, in the city of Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil. The experimental design was a randomized block in triple factorial (6 x 2 x 3), corresponding to irrigation depths (150, 100, 75, 50, 25 and 0% of the reference evapotranspiration (ETo)), organic fertilizers (poultry manure and cattle manure) and the fertilizer doses (0, 3 and 5 kg m-2), with four...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert; Medicinal plants; Water stress; Irrigation management; Organic production.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662016001201045

Thermodynamic properties and drying kinetics of Bauhinia forficata Link leaves
Provedor de dados: 91
Autores: Silva,Fernanda P. da; Siqueira,Valdiney C.; Martins,Elton A. S.; Miranda,Fábio M. N.; Melo,Rogerio M.
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to determine the effective diffusion coefficient and the thermodynamic properties of Bauhinia forficata Link leaves, considering two forms of thickness measurements and to describe the process by fitting mathematical models. The leaves were collected, taken to the laboratory and prepared to start the drying process in which four temperatures (40, 50, 60 and 70 °C) were applied. After the drying process, the effective diffusion coefficient was determined through the theory of diffusion in liquid, allowing to obtain the values of the activation energy, enthalpy, entropy and Gibbs free energy. The description of the drying process was performed by setting the thirteen mathematical models used to represent constant drying of...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plants; Effective diffusion coefficient; Temperature.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662017000100061

Kinetics of drying of basil leaves (Ocimum basilicum L.) in the infrared
Provedor de dados: 91
Autores: Reis,Renata C. dos; Devilla,Ivano A.; Ascheri,Diego P. R.; Servulo,Ana C. O.; Souza,Athina B. M.
The objective of this paper was to model the drying curves of the leaves of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) in the infrared at temperatures of 50, 60, 70 and 80 ºC and to evaluate the influence of drying temperature on the color of dried leaves. Drying was conducted in infrared dryer with temperature and greenhouse air circulation. Experimental data were fitted to eight mathematical models. The magnitude of the coefficient of determination (R²), the mean relative error (P), the estimated mean error (SE) and chisquare test (χ2) were used to verify the degree of fitness of the models. From the study it was concluded that: a) the behavior of the drying curves of basil leaves was similar to most agricultural products, the drying times in the infrared were less...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plants; Dehydration; Temperature; Chlorophyll.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662012001200012

Toxic effects of essential plant oils in adult Sitophilus oryzae (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)
Provedor de dados: 92
Autores: Franz,Andréa Roveré; Knaak,Neiva; Fiuza,Lidia Mariana.
Toxic effects of essential plant oils in adult Sitophilus oryzae (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Stored grains are subject to losses in quality nutritional value and in sanitation from the time they are stored to the time they are consumed. Botanical insecticides may offer an alternative solution for pest control. The objective was to test the insecticidal properties of the essential oils of Cymbopogon citratus (leaf), Zingiber officinale (root) and Mentha sp. (leaf). The efficacy of these oils was tested to control the rice weevil, S. oryzae, using hydrodistillation. Chemical analysis of the essential oils was carried out by gas chromatography. Major components of C. citratus were geranial (48%) and neral (31%), of Z. officinale were α-zingibereno...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plants; Stored product pests; Botanical insecticides.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262011000100018

Toxicidad crónica de polvo de taninos obtenidos de corteza de Pinus caribaea Morelet por vía oral en ratas
Provedor de dados: 98
Autores: Bada Barro,Ana Margarita; Santana Romero,Jorge Luis; González Navarro,Bárbara O; González Torres,Yana; González Triana,Consuelo; Arteaga Pérez,María Elena; Gómez Rosales,Dennys; Mancebo Rodríguez,Axel A.
INTRODUCCIÓN: se han demostrado los efectos antimutagénicos y no genotóxicos de los taninos de Pinus caribaea Morelet, así como su influencia en la mejoría de la calidad de vida de pacientes. OBJETIVOS: evaluar la toxicidad crónica del polvo de taninos obtenido de corteza de P. caribaea por vía oral. MÉTODOS: se realizó un estudio de toxicidad crónica (6 meses) por vía oral en ratas Cenp:SPRD. Se conformaron un grupo control y 3 tratados (1, 2,5 y 5 mg/kg/d/6 meses). Se realizaron observaciones clínicas diarias. El peso corporal y los consumos de agua y alimento se midieron semanalmente. Al inicio, en la semana 13 y al final del estudio se realizaron exámenes de laboratorio clínico. Al concluir los 6 meses se sacrificaron todos los animales y se efectuó...
Tipo: Journal article
Palavras-chave: Pinus caribaea; Polvo de taninos; Toxicidad crónica; Plantas medicinales; Pinus caribaea; Tannin powders; Chronic toxicity; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1028-47962009000100005

Evaluation of the mutagenic effects of Passiflora edulis Sims (maracujá) tincture on the Allium cepa test system
Provedor de dados: 98
Autores: Costalonga,Schirley Ap; Pimentel Batitucci,Maria do Carmo.
Tipo: Journal article
Palavras-chave: Allium cepa test system; Mutagenicity; Passiflora edulis Sims; Medicinal plants; Allelopathy.
Ano: 2014
URL: http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1028-47962014000400005

Antimicrobial activity of natural products from Myracrodruon urundeuva Allemão (Aroeira-do-sertão)
Provedor de dados: 98
Autores: Lopes Gomes,Vangerlan Tiago; Pereira Chaves,Thiago; Batista Alencar,Laianne Carla; Coelho Dantas,Ivan; Dantas de Medeiros,Ana Cláudia; de Castro Felismino,Delcio.
Introduction: Myracrodruon urundeuva Allemão (Anacardiaceae) is a plant from the Brazilian semiarid region with medicinal properties against various diseases. Objective: to screen the phytochemistry and determine the antimicrobial activity of the hydroalcoholic extract from the bark of this plant. Methods: the extract was obtained by maceration and subjected to qualitative phytochemical tests and in vitro antimicrobial activity assays against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and fungi. Results: among the phytochemical compounds stood out tannins, flavonoids and alkaloids. The extract was effective against Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterococcus faecalis. Conclusions: Myracrodruon urundeuva presents compounds of high...
Tipo: Journal article
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plants; Myracrodruon urundeuva; Semiarid; Ethnopharmacology; Secondary metabolites; Antimicrobial activity.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1028-47962013000400004

Reacciones adversas reportadas por consumo de productos naturales en Cuba durante 2003 y 2007
Provedor de dados: 98
Autores: García Milián,Ana Julia; Avila Pérez,Yeny; Alonso Carbonell,Liuba; López Puig,Pedro; Karelia Ruiz Salvador,Ana; Morón Rodríguez,Francisco.
INTRODUCCIÓN: los productos medicinales naturales se pueden utilizar para numerosos problemas de salud. OBJETIVOS: detectar las reacciones adversas asociadas al uso de la medicina natural y clasificar estas reacciones aplicando relación de causalidad y gravedad. MÉTODOS: se realizó un estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo, observacional, longitudinal. Se consideró como elegible para el estudio, el universo conformado por el conjunto de los reportes de posibles reacciones adversas por productos naturales que se utilizaron durante 2003 y 2007. RESULTADOS: se observó un predominio en la frecuencia de aparición de las reacciones adversas a medicamentos en el sexo femenino, los productos más frecuentes fueron ajo (Allium sativum L.), orégano (Plectranthus...
Tipo: Journal article
Palavras-chave: Productos naturales; Medicamentos herbarios; Plantas medicinales; Reacciones adversas; Farmacovigilancia; Natural products; Herbal drugs; Medicinal plants; Adverse reactions; Pharmacosurveillance.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1028-47962009000100002

Caracterización de ácidos grasos de hojas de Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) Poit.
Provedor de dados: 98
Autores: Cabrera Suárez,Hirán; Cuellar Cuellar,Armando.
INTRODUCCIÓN: Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) Poit. es utilizado en medicina tradicional pero existen pocos estudios sobre su composición química. OBJETIVO: identificar los metabolitos presentes en el extracto de menor polaridad realizado a las hojas de P. tithymaloides. MÉTODOS: se procedió al tratamiento del material vegetal según los estudios farmacognósticos realizados previamente y se emplearon técnica de cromatografía de placa delgada, cromatografía de columna y cromatografía gaseosa acoplada a masa, para la caracterización de los componentes aislados de una de las fracciones obtenida por cristalización fraccionada a partir del extracto clorofórmico de las hojas de esta especie. RESULTADOS: se pudo identificar por mediación de la cartoteca del equipo...
Tipo: Journal article
Palavras-chave: Fitoquímica; Pedilanthus tithymaloides; Plantas medicinales; Phytochemistry; Pedilantlhys tithymaloides; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1028-47962009000100004

Ethnobotanical study of antimalarial plants in the middle region of the Negro River, Amazonas, Brazil
Provedor de dados: 36
Autores: TOMCHINSKY,Bernardo; MING,Lin Chau; KINUPP,Valdely Ferreira; HIDALGO,Ari de Freitas; CHAVES,Francisco Célio Maia.
ABSTRACT The middle Rio Negro region is an interesting place to seek novel antimalarial compounds because of the traditional knowledge of the Amazon population in conjunction with the high biodiversity of the region. The objective of this work was to study the use of antimalarial plants in Barcelos, state of Amazonas, Brazil. Fifty-two local specialists from eight different communities were interviewed over one year. The identified plants were collected with the assistance of local specialists, classified to species level and deposited in herbarium. In total, 55 antimalarial plants were identified in use in the region, of which 16 had not been previously reported in other published studies. Many factors could be involved with the use of antimalarial plants...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Malaria; Ethnobotany; Amazonia; Medicinal plants; Traditional knowledge.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672017000300203

LAY USE OF AMAZONIAN PLANTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS
Provedor de dados: 36
Autores: STOREY,Christine; SALEM,Júlia Ignez.
The Brazilian State of Amazonas has a high incidence of Tuberculosis, 91.4 in 10,000 habitants (SESAU, 1994) and resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are frequently being found in the region (SALEM et.al, 1990). These problems have been associated with side effects caused by the antibiotics used to treat Tuberculosis, which have in rum been associated with treatment non-compliance (PATTISAPU, 1984). To resolve this problem a cost effective alternative treatment for Tuberculosis with few or no side effects, needs to be found. Amazonas has an abundance of plants, many of which are used by the lay population for medicinal purposes. A survey was carried out in five towns of the region, interviewing patients receiving treatment for Tuberculosis, to...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Tuberculosis; Amazonas; Medicinal plants; Lay beliefs.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59671997000300175

Ethnoveterinary knowledge of the inhabitants of Marajó Island, Eastern Amazonia, Brazil
Provedor de dados: 36
Autores: Monteiro,Maria Vivina Barros; Bevilaqua,Claudia Maria Leal; Palha,Maria das Dores Correia; Braga,Roberta Rocha; Schwanke,Katiane; Rodrigues,Silvane Tavares; Lameira,Osmar Alves.
There have been ethnoveterinary reports from around the world investigating plant usage in therapeutic protocols; however, there is no information regarding the ethnoveterinary practices in Brazilian Amazonia. The objective of this work was to register and document the ethnoveterinary knowledge of the inhabitants of the Island of Marajó, eastern Amazonia, Brazil. In the study, interviews were conducted with 50 individuals, with the application of semi-structured questionnaires that were quantitatively analyzed using descriptive statistic methods of frequency distribution. Use-value was calculated to determine the most important species. Samples of plants that were reported to have medicinal value were collected and identified by botanical classification....
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Brazilian Amazonia; Ethnobotany; Folk veterinary medicine; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672011000200007

Use and traditional knowledge of Byrsonima crassifolia and B. coccolobifolia (Malpighiaceae) in a Makuxi community of the Roraima savanna, northern Brazil
Provedor de dados: 36
Autores: OLIVEIRA,Rodrigo Leonardo Costa de; SCUDELLER,Veridiana Vizoni; BARBOSA,Reinaldo Imbrozio.
ABSTRACT Byrsonima crassifolia and B. coccolobifolia, popularly known as mirixis, muricis, mantecos or nances, are common fruit species in the Amazonian savannas. Their fruits are used in the preparation of juices and other beverages, while the other parts of the plants are used for different purposes in some indigenous communities. The aim of the present ethnobotanical study was to investigate the knowledge and traditional uses of mirixis in the Darora Indigenous Community, of the Makuxi ethnicity, in the São Marcos Indigenous Land, state of Roraima, northern Brazil. The knowledge on these species among the residents was analyzed considering their gender and age. A survey was carried out by means of semi-structured interviews with 60 respondents (36 men...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Fuel-use; Food; Medicinal plants; Plant conservation; Northern Brazilian Amazon.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672017000200133

Pentacyclic triterpenes and steroids from the stem bark of uchi (Sacoglottis uchi, Humiriaceae)
Provedor de dados: 36
Autores: Abreu,Viviane Gomes da Costa; Corrêa,Geone Maia; Lagos,Izandina Aparecida dos Santos; Silva,Roqueline Rodrigues; Alcântara,Antônio F. de C.
The ethanol extract from stem bark of Sacoglottis uchi Huber (popularly known as “uchi” in the Amazon Region) was submitted to chromatographic fractionation. The dichloromethane fractions provided the pentacyclic triterpene 3-oxo-friedelin (1). The dichloromethane:methanol fractions provided the pentacyclic triterpenes pseudotaraxasterol (2), lupeol (3), a-amyrin (4), betulin (5), and methyl 2ß,3ß-dihydroxy-urs-12-en-28-oate (6) and a mixture of the steroids sitosterol (7) and stigmasterol (8). Their chemical structures were determined by NMR spectroscopy and comparison with spectroscopic data from the literature. All compounds are described for the first time in this species.
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Humiriaceae; Medicinal plants; Amazon Region; Triterpenes.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672013000400015

Urban ethnobotany: a case study in neighborhoods of different ages in Chapecó, Santa Catarina State
Provedor de dados: 39
Autores: Pradeiczuk,Aline; Eichemberg,Mayra Teruya; Kissmann,Camila.
ABSTRACT The study of urban home gardens is still a current gap in knowledge in Brazilian ethnobotany researches, especially in the south of Brazil. This study was carried out to survey the species composition of plants in urban residential home gardens of two neighborhoods in the municipality of Chapecó (state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil): an older neighborhood created prior to the 1950s, and a younger neighborhood created in the decade 1970-1980. It was hypothesized that the home gardens in the older neighborhood would be larger and have greater species richness than those in the younger neighborhood. Data from 10 home gardens in each neighborhood were collected through semi-structured interviews. The plants cited by interviewees were classified...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Alimentary plants; Ethnobotany; Medicinal plants; Ornamental plants; Species composition; Urban home gardens.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062017000200276

UV-B radiation as an elicitor of secondary metabolite production in plants of the genus Alternanthera
Provedor de dados: 39
Autores: Klein,Fátima Rosane S.; Reis,Andressa; Kleinowski,Alítcia M.; Telles,Renata T.; Amarante,Luciano do; Peters,José A.; Braga,Eugenia Jacira B.
ABSTRACT Ultraviolet B radiation has been described as a potential elicitor agent of the synthesis of secondary metabolites in plants. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the production of betalains and total flavonoids, as well as the antioxidant activity, of Alternanthera sessilis, A. brasiliana, A. tenella and A. philoxeroides exposed to different periods of UV-B radiation (280-315 nm). Plants of these four species were exposed to UV-B radiation for 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 hours, which amounts to 0, 10, 20, 30, and 40 J cm−2 of radiation, respectively. Significant increases in betacyanin and betaxanthin levels were observed in A. sessilis and A. brasiliana during the period of UV-B exposure, while no differences were observed for the others species....
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Abiotic elicitor; Antioxidants; Flavonoids; Medicinal plants; Pigments; Ultraviolet radiation.
Ano: 2018
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062018000400615

Medicinal plants used by the Kaiowá and Guarani indigenous populations in the Caarapó Reserve, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Provedor de dados: 39
Autores: Bueno,Norlene Regina; Castilho,Rachel Oliveira; Costa,Reginaldo Brito da; Pott,Arnildo; Pott,Vali J.; Scheidt,Gessiel Newton; Batista,Marcelo da Silva.
This ethnobotanical survey carried out with the Kaiowá and Guarani populations in the Caarapó Reserve (Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil) showed that 34 plant species of 22 families with medicinal properties, are used for treating diverse pathologies. Local names in Portuguese and Guarani are provided, along with therapeutic indications, modes of preparation, and a description of the plant parts used. These folk-medicine plants have been mostly used for the treatment of influenza, abdominal pain, fever and rheumatism, and for wound healing.
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Kaiowá and Guarani population; Ethnobotany; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062005000100005

Woody medicinal plants of the caatinga in the state of Pernambuco (Northeast Brazil)
Provedor de dados: 39
Autores: Silva,Ana Carolina Oliveira da; Albuquerque,Ulysses Paulino de.
Floristic and phytosociological studies undertaken in six areas of the state of Pernambuco were selected with the aim of analyzing the Relative Importance of the woody medicinal plant species of Pernambuco's caatinga from an ethnobotanical perspective. For the data analysis, only those identified up to the species level were selected and information on medicinal properties was obtained for each one from the literature. The Relative Importance was calculated for each species. From the 57 woody species, 22 had therapeutic indications; from these, Anacardium occidentale L., Tabebuia impetiginosa (Mart. ex DC) Standley, Schinopsis brasiliensis Engl., and Myracrodruon urundeuva (Engl.) Fr. All. had the greatest values of Relative Importance. The correlation...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Tropical dry forests; Medicinal plants; Ethnobotany; Floristic; Phytosociology.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062005000100003

Use of plant resources in a seasonal dry forest (Northeastern Brazil)
Provedor de dados: 39
Autores: Albuquerque,Ulysses Paulino de; Andrade,Laise de Holanda Cavalcanti; Silva,Ana Carolina Oliveira de.
To study the use of plant resources by a rural community in a seasonal dry forest, plots were established in a disturbed area and in a relatively preserved area. The study was carried out in caatinga vegetation located at the municipality of Alagoinha (08º27'59" S and 36º46'33" W), state of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil. The results show a pattern of medicinal resources offering similar to that found in other tropical forests, in which the disturbed areas or those of secondary vegetation are a major source of medicinal plants. Nevertheless, a new pattern was evidenced as it was found that disturbed areas are not preferred by local people, and that it may be related to temporal availability of resources (adaptation to the characteristic seasonality of the...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Quantitative ethnobotany; Seasonal dry forests; Caatinga; Medicinal plants; Tropical biodiversity.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062005000100004

Medicinal plants in cultures of Afro-descendant communities in Brazil, Europe and Africa
Provedor de dados: 39
Autores: Pasa,Maria Corette; Hanazaki,Natalia; Silva,Olga Maria Duarte; Agostinho,Adelaide Bela; Zank,Sofia; Esteves,Maria Inês Pires Neves.
ABSTRACT Ethnomedicine focuses on empirical and traditional knowledge of healing practices of different human groups, including the use of plants as medicine. We aimed to determine whether there is consensus regarding the use of plants in traditional medicine of Afro-descendant communities in Brazil, Europe and Africa. Data were obtained through interviews, walks-in-the-woods, participant observations and bibliographic searches. We analyzed similarities among data sets to determine whether there is convergence in the use of traditional medicinal plants among these communities considering that they share influence from African culture and a common spoken language (Portuguese). Similarities among communities were assessed through cluster analysis using...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: African diaspora; Cultural exchange; Ethnobotany; Medicinal plants; Traditional medicine.
Ano: 2019
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062019000200340

Efeito de diferentes lâminas de irrigação na produção de óleo essencial do manjericão (Ocimum basilicum L.) - doi: 10.4025/actasciagron.v32i4.3160
Provedor de dados: 1
Autores: Pravuschi, Paulo Roberto; UNOESTE; Marques, Patricia Angélica Alves; Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP; Rigolin, Bruno Henrique Marega; Graduando em Agronomia/UNOESTE. R. Gino Piron, 1015. Presidente Prudente, SP. CEP 19063-700.; Santos, Ana Cláudia Pacheco; Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP.
O manjericão (Ocimum basilicum L.) é uma planta aromática de importância econômica no Brasil, muito usado como tempero na preparação de alimentos. É também utilizado para a obtenção de óleo essencial, importante na indústria de perfumaria. O objetivo deste experimento foi analisar o efeito de cinco lâminas de irrigação, bem como uma análise da viabilidade econômica da aplicação da irrigação na produção do manjericão. O experimento foi conduzido no período de março a outubro de 2007. As lâminas foram baseadas na evaporação do Tanque Classe A (ECA) sendo: 0, 50, 75, 100 e 150% ECA. As variáveis analisadas foram matéria seca das folhas e inflorescências, teor de óleo essencial, massa seca e comprimento de raízes. Foram calculadas a produtividade de óleo...
Tipo: Pesquisa empírica de Campo
Palavras-chave: 5.03.02.01-9 manejo da irrigação; Plantas medicinais; Tanque Classe A; Ervas aromáticas Irrigação e Drenagem irrigation scheduling; Medicinal plants; Class A pan evaporation; Aromatic plants.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAgron/article/view/3160

Assessment of mint (Mentha spp.) species for large-scale production of plantlets by micropropagation
Provedor de dados: 3
Autores: Gomes, Hugo Teixeira; Bartos, Patrícia Monah Cunha; Martins, Aline Elita; Oliveira, Sharrine Omari Domingues; Scherwinski-Pereira, Jonny Everson.
Species of the genus Mentha produce essential oils which are widely used in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Current study evaluates the potential for in vitro propagation and estimates mass production of plantlets of Mentha species. Nine species (M. piperita, M. suaveolens, M. canadensis, M. longiflora, M. aquatica, M. arvensis, Mentha x gracilis, M. gracilis and M. spicata) were propagated with five successive 30-day subcultures in MS medium supplemented with NAA (0.05 µM) and BAP (4.4 µM). Shoots were rooted in MS with IBA, IAA or NAA (0.0; 0.25; 0.5; 2.5 or 5.0 µM). The rooted plantlets were finally acclimatized in a greenhouse. Studied species increased in multiplication rates between 4.2 and 9.0-fold per month. M. piperita, M. longiflora, M....
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Peppermint; Medicinal plants; In vitro propagation. Produção de mudas peppermint; Medicinal plants; In vitro propagation.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/26984

Effect of shading and nitrogen fertilization on nitrogen metabolism, essential oil content and antimicrobial activity of Achillea millefolium
Provedor de dados: 3
Autores: Lima, Milene Conceição; da-Silva, Cristiane Jovelina; Mariot, Marcio Paim; Freitag, Rogério Antônio; Serpa, Rosana; Ribeiro, Gladis Aver; Amarante, Luciano do.
The Achillea millefolium L. is a perennial herb with important antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antitumoral, and antioxidant properties. This research aimed to investigate the effect of shading (75%; black net) and nitrogen fertilization (0, 75 and 150 kg urea ha-1) on the nitrogen metabolism, essential oil yield and antimicrobial activity of A. millefolium at vegetative- and reproductive-stage. The evaluated parameters varied depending on the organ and the phenological stage of the plant considered. Overall, our findings indicated that shading decreased nitrogen assimilation. Decreased activities of nitrate reductase and glutamine synthetase were observed on shaded plants during reproductive and vegetative stages, respectively. Nitrate and...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Light reduction; Medicinal plants; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Nitrogen assimilation; Yarrow.
Ano: 2020
URL: http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/46412

Medicinal plants used by the population of Goianápolis, Goiás State, Brazil - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v35i2.13077
Provedor de dados: 3
Autores: Soares, Nayane Peixoto; Universidade Federal de Uberlândia; Neres, Alessandro Camilo; Universidade Estadual de Goiás; Abreu, Tainá de; Universidade Federal de Uberlândia; Pfrimer, Gabriel de Abreu; Universidade Federal de Uberlândia; Nishijo, Hisao; University of Toyama; Aversi-Ferreira, Tales Alexandre; University of Toyama.
In Brazil, the knowledge on the use of medicine plants comes mainly from natives with African and European influences. With descriptive purposes and valuation of traditional knowledge, a study with induced questioning was conducted in the municipality of Goianápolis, Goiás State, to verify the plants considered to be medicinal by the local population. The data collection through structured interviews in the form of questionnaires from sixty inhabitants randomly selected. The study followed the ethical aspects and was approved by the Unievangélica Research and Ethics Committee. Most of the interviewed subjects was of female gender, older than 30 years and had already lived in the rural area for at least one phase of their lives, the use of leaves and the...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: 2.10.06.00-8 ethnobotany; Ethnopharmacology; Medicinal plants; Brazilian savanna  Cerrado. Etnobotanica.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/13077

Growth, photosynthetic pigments and production of essential oil of long-pepper under different light conditions
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: LIMA,VANDIMILLI A.; PACHECO,FERNANDA V.; AVELAR,RAFAELLA P.; ALVARENGA,IVAN C.A.; PINTO,JOSÉ EDUARDO B.P.; ALVARENGA,AMAURI A. DE.
ABSTRACT Piper hispidinervum C. DC. is popularly known as long-pepper and it owns a commercial value due to the essential oil it produces. Long-pepper oil is rich in safrole and eugenoln components that have insecticidal, fungicidal and bactericidal activity. It has been establish that to medicinal plants light influences not only growth but also essential oil production. The growth, the content of photosynthetic pigments and the essential oil production of Piper hispidinervum at greenhouses with different light conditions was evaluated. The treatments were characterized by cultivation of plants for 180 days under different light conditions, produced by shading greenhouses with 50% and 30% of natural incident irradiance, two colored shading nets red (RN)...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Colored nets; Light quality; Medicinal plants; Safrole.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017000301167

Aqueous extract of Psidium guajava leaves: phenolic compounds and inhibitory potential on digestive enzymes
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: SIMÃO,ANDERSON A.; MARQUES,TAMARA R.; MARCUSSI,SILVANA; CORRÊA,ANGELITA D.
ABSTRACT Leaves of Psidium guajava L. (guava) have been widely used in the popular way for prevention and treatment of various diseases. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the inhibitory potential of leaves aqueous extract from three cultivars of P. guajava (Pedro Sato, Paluma and Século XXI) on α-amylase, α-glycosidase, lipase, and trypsin enzymes, in the presence or not of simulated gastric fluid and to determine the content of phenolic compounds by high performance liquid chromatography. All cultivars presented the same composition in phenolic compounds, but in different proportions. The compounds identified are gallic acid, epigallocatechin gallate, syringic acid, o-coumaric acid, resveratrol, quercetin, and catechin (which was the major...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plants; Obesity; Α-amylase; Α-glycosidase; Lipase; Trypsin.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017000502155

Effect of Bauhinia holophylla treatment in Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: PINHEIRO,MARCELO S.; RODRIGUES,LUHARA S.; S. NETO,LEILA; MORAES-SOUZA,RAFAIANNE Q.; SOARES,THAIGRA S.; AMÉRICO,MADILEINE F.; CAMPOS,KLEBER E.; DAMASCENO,DÉBORA C.; VOLPATO,GUSTAVO T.
ABSTRACT Bauhinia holophylla, commonly known as “cow’s hoof”, is widely used in Brazilian folk medicine for the diabetes treatment. Therefore, the aim of this study was at evaluating the aqueous extract effect of Bauhinia holophylla leaves treatment on the streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced by Streptozotocin (40 mg/Kg) in female Wistar rats. Oral administration of aqueous extract of Bauhinia holophylla leaves was given to non-diabetic and diabetic rats at a dose of 400 mg/kg during 21 days. On day 17 of treatment, the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test was performed to determine the area under the curve. At the end of the treatment, the animals were anesthetized and blood was collected for serum biochemical parameters analysis. After...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Bauhinia holophylla; Diabetes; Lipid profile; Medicinal plants; Rats.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017000100263

Antileishmanial activity of some Brazilian plants, with particular reference to Casearia sylvestris
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: Antinarelli,Luciana M.R.; Pinto,Nícolas C.; Scio,Elita; Coimbra,Elaine S.
Leishmaniasis is a complex of diseases caused by Leishmania protozoa which treatment is restricted to a limited number of drugs that exhibit high toxicity, collateral effects and are often costly. There are a variety of tropical plants distributed in Brazil, and for many poor people the therapy for several diseases is based mainly on the use of traditional herbal remedies. In this work, the cytotoxic activity of 17 plant methanol extracts was evaluated on several Leishmania species and murine macrophages. Among them, the extract of Casearia sylvestris, Piptocarpha macropoda, Trembleya parviflora, Samanea tubulosa and Plectranthus neochilus showed a promissing leishmanicidal activity, exhibiting IC50 values below of 20 µg/mL against at least one species of...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Brazil; Casearia sylvestris; Leishmanicidal activity; Medicinal plants; Natural products.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652015000200733

Phytochemical Screening and Acute Toxicity of Aqueous Extract of Leaves of Conocarpus erectus Linnaeus in Swiss Albino Mice
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: NASCIMENTO,DAYANE K.D.; SOUZA,IVONE A. DE; OLIVEIRA,ANTÔNIO F.M. DE; BARBOSA,MARIANA O.; SANTANA,MARLLON A.N.; PEREIRA JÚNIOR,DANIEL F.; LIRA,EDUARDO C.; VIEIRA,JEYMESSON R.C.
ABSTRACT Mangroves represent areas of high biological productivity and it is a region rich in bioactive substances used in medicine production. Conocarpus erectus (Combretaceae) known as button mangrove is one of the species found in mangroves and it is used in folk medicine in the treatment of anemia, catarrh, conjunctivitis, diabetes, diarrhea, fever, gonorrhea, headache, hemorrhage, orchitis, rash, bumps and syphilis. The present study aimed to investigate the acute toxicity of aqueous extract of leaves of C. erectus in Swiss albino mice. The plant material was collected in Vila Velha mangroves, located in Itamaracá (PE). The material was subjected to a phytochemical screening where extractive protocols to identify majority molecules present in leaves...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Acute toxicity; Aqueous extract; Conocarpus erectus; Medicinal plants; Plants extracts.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652016000401431

Natural Compounds from Mexican Medicinal Plants as Potential Drug Leads for Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: GÓMEZ-CANSINO,ROCIO; GUZMÁN-GUTIÉRREZ,SILVIA LAURA; CAMPOS-LARA,MARÍA GUADALUPE; ESPITIA-PINZÓN,CLARA INES; REYES-CHILPA,RICARDO.
ABSTRACT In Mexican Traditional Medicine 187 plant species are used in the treatment of respiratory conditions that may be associated with tuberculosis. In this contribution, we review the ethnobotany, chemistry and pharmacology of 63 species whose extracts have been assayed for antimycobacterial activity in vitro. Among these, the most potent is Aristolochia brevipes (MIC= 12.5 µg/mL), followed by Aristolochia taliscana, Citrus sinensis, Chrysactinia mexicana, Persea americana, and Olea europaea (MIC&lt;64 µg/mL). Other potent extracts (inhibition &gt; 95%, 50 µg/mL) include: Amphipterygium adstringens, Larrea divaricata, and Phoradendron robinsoni. Several active compounds have been identified, the most potent are: Licarin A (isolated from A. taliscana),...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Tuberculosis; Medicinal plants; Natural products; Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017000100031

Assessment of the antiproliferative and antigenotoxic activity and phytochemical screening of aqueous extracts of Sambucus australis Cham. &amp;amp; Schltdl. (ADOXACEAE)
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: TEDESCO,MARÍLIA; KUHN,ANDRIELLE W.; FRESCURA,VIVIANE DAL-SOUTO; BOLIGON,ALINE A.; ATHAYDE,MARGARETH L.; TEDESCO,SOLANGE B.; SILVA,ANTONIO C.F. DA.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antiproliferative and antigenotoxic activity of Sambucus australis Cham. &amp; Schltdl. aqueous extracts on the cell cycle of Allium cepa L. as well as determine the phenolic compounds in such extracts. S. australis inflorescences and leaves of two accessions were used for aqueous extract preparation at concentrations: 0.003 g/ml and 0.012 g/ml. A. cepa bulbs were rooted in distilled water and, subsequently, placed in treatments for 24 hours. Rootlets were collected and fixed in modified Carnoy’s solution for 24 hours and kept. The squash technique was performed for slide preparation. Root tips were smashed and stained with 2% acetic orcein, and a total of 4000 cells per treatment were analyzed. The...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plants; Mitotic index; Allium cepa; Sabugueiro; High-performance liquid chromatography.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017000502141

The gastroprotective effect of Memora nodosa roots against experimental gastric ulcer in mice
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: SILVA,DAYANE M.; MARTINS,JOSÉ L.R.; FLORENTINO,IZIARA F.; OLIVEIRA,DANILLO R.; FAJEMIROYE,JAMES O.; TRESNVENZOL,LEONICE M.F.; PAULA,JOSÉ R.; COSTA,ELSON A.
ABSTRACT Memora nodosa is popularly known as "caroba" and widely found in the Cerrado regions of Brazil. In traditional medicine, the leaves and stems are used for the healing of external ulcer and the roots for abdominal pain. This study investigated the effect of ethanolic roots extract of Memora nodosa (EMN) on the gastric mucosa of mice. In the indomethacin induced gastric ulcer model, the treatments of the animals with EMN at doses of 100, 300 and 1000 mg/kg, p.o., markedly reduced the index of lesions. In the gastric ulcer models induced by ethanol and cold restraint-stress the previous treatment with EMN at dose of 300 mg/kg showed 69% and 43% of protection, respectively. Seven days after food-restriction, the animals treated with EMN (300 mg/kg...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Gastric lesion; Gastroprotection; Medicinal plants; Memora nodosa; Mucus; Traditional medicine.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652016000501819

Medicinal plants used by "Passo da Ilha" rural community in the city of Pato Branco, southern Brazil
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: Marchese,José A.; Ming,Lin C.; Franceschi,Lucia de; Camochena,Rubia C.; Gomes,Greice D.R.; Paladini,Marcos V.; Capelin,Diogo; Marchese,Cristine F.
The scope of this work was to rescue and document the traditional knowledge regarding the medicinal plants used by Passo da Ilha rural community, in Pato Branco, Paraná State, Southern Brazil (26° 11' S, 52°36' W and 760 m high). Structured interviews were made in field research with 16 informants who had the traditional knowledge about medicinal plants. The research was carried out from October to December 2000. The plants were collected in the field, identified and their vouchers were housed at the Herbarium "Irina Delanova De Gemtchjnicov" (BOTU) of São Paulo State University, in Botucatu. A total of 47 botanical families and 114 species of medicinal plants were identified. These plants ere suitable for ore than 30 different edicinal uses. The residents...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Cultural erosion; Ethnobotany; Medicinal plants; Traditional knowledge.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652009000400008

Plant-derived antimalarial agents: new leads and efficient phythomedicines. Part I. Alkaloids
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: Oliveira,Alaíde B.; Dolabela,Maria Fâni; Braga,Fernão C.; Jácome,Rose L.R.P.; Varotti,Fernando P.; Póvoa,Marinete M.
Malaria remains one of the most serious world health problem and the major cause of mortality and morbidity in the endemic regions. Brazil is among the 30 high-burden countries and most of the cases occur in the Legal Amazonian Region. New chemotherapeutical agents are needed for the treatment of malaria. Many plant species are used in traditional medicines of malarious countries and a relatively few number of these have been investigated for evaluation of their antimalarial effect. Still lower is the number of those that have had the active natural compounds isolated and the toxicity determined. This area is, then, of great research interest. discovery project of antimalarial natural products from plants traditionally used to treat malaria must include in...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Natural products; Alkaloids; Antimalarial activity; Medicinal plants; Phytomedicines.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652009000400011

Dextran Sulphate of Sodium-induced colitis in mice: antihyperalgesic effects of ethanolic extract of Citrus reticulata and potential damage to the central nervous system
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: HILEL,ALEXANDRE S.; GYSEMANS,BRUNA; LISBÔA,MARIA E.M.; HEYMANNS,ANA C.; FREIBERGER,VIVIANE; VENTURA,LETÍCIA; MAGNAGO,RACHEL F.; COMIM,CLARISSA M.; HOREWICS,VERÔNICA; MARTINS,DANIEL F.; BOBINSKI,FRANCIANE; PIOVEZAN,ANNA P.
Abstract Citrus species are widely related to antihyperalgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. The aim of this study was to investigate if treatment with ethanolic extract from peels of mature Citrus reticulata Blanco causes antihyperalgesic effects on the referred mechanical hyperalgesia in a model of dextran sulphate of sodium (DSS)-induced colitis in mice, as well as the possible oxidative damage in different regions of the brain induced by its inflammatory reaction. Antihyperalgesia (30 to 300 mg/kg) was investigated by behavioral response (frequency of response to von Frey filament stimulation) in Swiss mice, while damage to central nervous system was investigated through techniques that evaluated oxidative stress using male black C57 BL6 mice (n=8)....
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Citrus reticulate; Medicinal plants; Inflammation; Oxidative stress; Central nervous system.
Ano: 2018
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018000603139

Phytochemical characterization of essential oil from Ocimum selloi
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: MORAES,LILIA A.S.; FACANALI,ROSELAINE; MARQUES,MARCIA ORTIZ M.; LIN,CHAU MING; MEIRELES,M. ANGELA A.
Ocimum selloi Benth, a native plant of Brazil, has medicinal uses as anti-diarrheic, antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory product. The yield of essential oils of the inflorescences, containing flowers and seeds, was 0.6%, and the yield of leaves, collected in two different seasons, was 0.25% (June 2000) and 0.20% (January 2001), respectively. The essential oils of the inflorescences and leaves presented as major constituents trans-anethol (41.34%, 45.42%, 58.59%) and methyl chavicol (27.10%, 24.14%, 29.96%).
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plants; Ocimum selloi; Essential oil; Leaves; Inflorescence.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652002000100014

Antidiarrheal effect of extract from the bark of Combretum leprosum in mice
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: CAVALCANTI,PAULO M.S.; MARTINS,MARIA DO CARMO C.; NUNES,PAULO H.M.; ALVES FILHO,FRANCISCO C.; SILVA,JANYERSON D.P.; CAVALCANTI,SUZANA M.G.
Abstract This study investigated the effects of the ethanolic extract from the bark of Combretum leprosum (ECL) on intestinal transit and castor-oil induced diarrhea in mice. The oral administration of ECL (750 and 1000 mg/kg) slowed intestinal transit (ID50 of 455 mg/kg). The ECL (250-1000 mg/kg) reduced castor-oil induced diarrhea, in a time- and dose-dependent manner (p &lt; 0.05). To determine if antidiarrheal effect of ECL involves α2-adrenergic or opioid receptor activation, the mice were pretreated with antagonists of these receptors, yohimbine or naloxone respectively. None of these drugs inhibited the antidiarrheal effect of ECL. To test if antidiarrheal effect of ECL is due to an antisecretory action, we realized the enteropooling assay on rats....
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Combretum leprosum; Antidiarrheal effect; Medicinal plants; Polyphenols; Intestinal transit; Enteropooling.
Ano: 2019
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652019000100701

Activity of essential oils from spices against Staphylococcus spp. isolated from bovine mastitis
Provedor de dados: 45
Autores: Dal Pozzo,M; Santurio,D.F; Rossatto,L; Vargas,A.C; Alves,S.H; Loreto,E.S; Viegas,J.
Avaliou-se a atividade antimicrobiana dos óleos essenciais (OE) de Origanum vulgare (orégano), Thymus vulgaris (tomilho), Lippia graveolens (lipia), Zingiber officinale (gengibre), Salvia officinalis (sálvia), Rosmarinus officinalis (alecrim) e Ocimum basilicum (manjericão), e de suas frações majoritárias, carvacrol e timol, frente a 32 isolados de Staphylococcus spp, oriundos de rebanhos leiteiros bovinos. A concentração inibitória mínima (CIM) e a concentração bactericida mínima foram determinadas por meio da técnica de microdiluição em caldo. Orégano, tomilho e lípia (Orégano Mexicano) apresentaram atividade antimicrobiana similar, médias geométrica de CIM de 1600µg mL-1; 1564µg mL-1; 1562µg mL-1, respectivamente, no entanto menos ativos que carvacrol,...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plants; Phytotherapy; Antimicrobials; Plantas medicinais; Fitoterapia; Antimicrobianos.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352011000500026

Post-treatment with plant extracts used in Brazilian folk medicine caused a partial reversal of the antiproliferative effect of glyphosate in the Allium cepa test
Provedor de dados: 47
Autores: Dal-Souto Frescura,Viviane; Wouters Kuhn,Andrielle; Laughinghouse Iv,Haywood Dail; Terezinha Paranhos,Juçara; Bosio Tedesco,Solange.
Species of the genus Psychotria are used for multiple purposes in Brazilian folk medicine, either as water infusions, baths or poultices. This study was aimed to evaluate the genotoxic and antiproliferative effects of infusions of Psychotria brachypoda and P. birotula on the Allium cepa test. Exposure to distilled water was used as a negative control, while exposure to glyphosate was used as a positive control. The interaction of extracts (as a post-treatment) with the effects of glyphosate was also studied. Results showed that glyphosate and the extracts of both P. brachypoda and P. birotula reduced the mitotic index as compared with the negative control (distilled water). Surprisingly, however, both extracts from P. brachypoda and P. birotula caused a...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plants; Psychotria brachypoda; Psychotria birotula; Cell proliferation; Apoptosis.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0327-95452013000200002

Bioactivity of crude ethanol extract and fractions of Eugenia uniflora (Myrtaceae) in the hepatopancreas of Oreochromis niloticus L
Provedor de dados: 48
Autores: FIUZA,TATIANA S; SILVA,PAULO C; PAULA,JOSÉ R DE; TRESVENZOL,LEONICE M F; SABÓIA-MORAIS,SIMONE M T.
This study evaluates the bioactivity of the crude ethanol extract and ethyl acetate, hexane and chloroform fractions obtained from Eugenia uniflora leaves using the hepatopancreas of Oreochromis niloticus L. as an experimental model. The ethanol extract and fractions were administered to the fish orally with their feed. Twenty-four hours later, the fish were sacrificed and their livers dissected, fixed in neutral formalin, embedded in paraffin and sectioned. Histological analyses were performed using Masson's trichrome and Haematoxylin-Eosin. Histochemical studies were performed using Feulgen, PAS (Periodic Acid Schiff) and PAS + salivary amylase and Sudan IV stain. The qualitative analysis of the material showed that the crude extract and the ethyl,...
Tipo: Journal article
Palavras-chave: Fish; Medicinal plants; Vasodilation.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602009000400002

Leaf anatomy of medicinal shrubs and trees from Misiones forest of the Paranaense Province (Argentina): Part 2
Provedor de dados: 51
Autores: Arambarri,Ana M.; Freire,Susana E.; Colares,Marta N.; Bayón,Néstor D.; Novoa,María C.; Monti,Claudia; Stenglein,Sebastián A.
The present paper contains the study of the second part of medicinal shrubs and trees from Paranaense province. Forty five species of shrubs and trees belonging to 29 families inhabiting Misiones forest of the Paranaense biogeographic province (Argentina) have been cited with medicinal properties. The work provides illustrations of diagnostic characters and conclusions of the main botanical differential traits, such as the presence of crystaliferous epidermis (e.g. Trixis divaricata subsp. divaricata); stomata and trichomes types (e. g. ciclocytic stomata in Pilocarpus pennatifolius and scale peltate trichomes in Tabebuia heptaphylla); midvein transection outlines (e.g. midvein convex and keel-shaped on the adaxial side in Schinus weinmanniifolia);...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Anatomy; Argentina; Misiones forest; Leaves; Medicinal plants; Paranaense biogeographic province.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1851-23722008000100003

Leaf anatomy of Medicinal Shrubs and Trees from Gallery Forests of the Paranaense Province (Argentina): Part 1
Provedor de dados: 51
Autores: Arambarri,Ana M.; Freire,Susana E.; Colares,Marta N.; Bayón,Néstor D.; Novoa,María C.; Monri,Claudia; Stenglein,Sebastián A.
Sixty two species of shrubs and trees belonging to 28 families inhabiting gallery forests of the Paranaense biogeographic province (Argentina) have been cited with medicinal properties. The aim of this study was to provide a tool to recognize these taxa from fragmented leaf samples. Fresh material and hydrated herbarium specimens fixed in FAA were surveyed. The main differential traits are: hypodermis presence (e.g. Myrceugenia glaucescens ); stomata and trichome types (e.g. ciclocytic stomata in Baccharis spp.; cystolith-like structure in trichomes in Aloysia gratissima var. gratissima ); midvein transection outlines (e.g. midvein convex and keel-shaped on the adaxial side in Allophylus edulis ), mesophyll of the leaf blade (e.g. indifferentiated in...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other
Palavras-chave: Anatomy; Argentina; Gallery forests; Leaves; Medicinal plants; Paranaense biogeographic province.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1851-23722006000200007

Effects of catuaba cristal® on the testis of wistar rats
Provedor de dados: 52
Autores: Freitas,Karine Moura de; Costa,Kyvia Lugate; Campos,Pamela Kelly Araújo; Melo,Fabiana Cristina Silveira Alves de; Paula,Tarcízio Antônio Rego de; Matta,Sérgio Luis Pinto da.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible beneficial effects of Catuaba Cristal® (CC), an alcoholic drink made from wine and Erythroxylum catuaba Ar. Cam on testis. Wistar rats either received CC solution (n=8) or water (n=9). Results showed significant body weight reduction within the CC group, although, no weight changes were observed for liver, kidney, testis, epididymis, seminal vesicle and prostate. The volumetric proportion and volume of interstitial tissue and lymphatic space were reduced in the treated group. In the CC group, although the nuclear volume of Leydig cells (LC) decreased, the number of LC per testis increased. These results suggested that CC had no beneficial effect on spermatogenesis of Wistar rats.
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Aphrodisiac drink; Medicinal plants; Morphometry; Spermatogenesis; Testis.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132011000500007

A comparative evaluation of antibacterial potential of some plants used in indian traditional medicine for the treatment of microbial infections
Provedor de dados: 52
Autores: Chattopadhyay,Rabi Ranjan; Bhattacharyya,Subir Kumar; Medda,Chiranjib; Chanda,Sunanda; Bag,Anwesa.
A comparative in vitro antibacterial potential of extracts (aqueous and ethanol) of five important medicinal plants (Aegle marmelos, Azadirachta indica, Terminalia chebula, Mangifera indica and Ocimum sanctum) were investigated using microbial growth inhibition assays against the common human pathogenic bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli) of clinical origin. All the plant materials showed varying degrees of strain specific inhibitory action and ethanol extract of the plant materials showed higher antibacterial activity than their aqueous counterparts. Besides, T. chebula and A. marmelos had the strongest antibacterial activity out of which, T. chebula possessed a wider spectrum and a superior antibacterial...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Pathogenic bacteria; Medicinal plants; Antibacterial potential; Comparative study.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132009000500009

Antineoplastic Effect of Procyanidin-rich Extract of Lafoensia Pacari in Lung Carcinoma Cells
Provedor de dados: 52
Autores: Cordeiro,Yonara de Gouveia; Rochetti,Arina Lázaro; Souza,Vinicius Castro; Silva,Edson Roberto da; Scatolini,Antônio Márcio; Genovese,Maria Inés; Yasui,George Shigueki; Fukumasu,Heidge.
Abstract Lafoensia pacari A. St. Hill has been used in traditional medicine as an anti-ulcerogenic and anti-inflammatory. Although there is an ethnopharmacological indication for cancer treatment, only a few studies have demonstrated its possible anticancer activity. Thus, the aims of this study were: (1) to evaluate the antineoplastic effect of L. pacari ethanolic extract (LPE) in lung carcinoma cells, (2) to determine the mode of action of LPE and (3) to identify the substances present in LPE. Human and murine lung cancer cell lines were grown in vitro and treated with different concentrations of LPE. Cell cycle and caspase-3 activity assays were performed in order to verify the mode of action. LC-ESI-MS screening was performed to detect the compounds...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Antineoplastic effect; Cell cytotoxicity; Medicinal plants; Procyanidins.
Ano: 2019
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132019000100302

Liver morphology and morphometry and plasma biochemical parameters of Wistar rats that received leaf infusion of Rudgea viburnoides Benth. (Rubiaceae)
Provedor de dados: 52
Autores: Monteiro,Juliana Castro; Matta,Sérgio Luis Pinto da; Predes,Fabrícia de Souza; Oliveira,Tânia Toledo de.
Rudgea viburnoides leaves are widely used in popular Brazilian medicine as a diuretic, antirheumatic, hypotensive and blood depurative tea. The present study was carried out to investigate the effects of this infusion on the liver and on the plasma biochemical parameters of Wistar rats. Two groups received the R. viburnoides leaf infusion at a daily dose of 10 or 20g dry-leaves/L water, during 40 days. The histopathological analysis did not show degenerated areas or infiltration of leucocytes. Hepatic morphometry showed accumulation of fat in the hepatocytes of the treated groups. There was no significant change in the plasma levels of urea, creatinin, uric acid, direct bilirubin, cholesterol, total proteins, albumin, gamma glutamyl tranferase (gamma-GT),...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Congonha-de-bugre; Rubiaceae; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132009000200018

Antiproliferative Effect of Urera baccifera Leaves Against Ovarian Carcinoma Cell Line (OVCAR-3)
Provedor de dados: 52
Autores: Benvenutti,Régis Carlos; Gomes,Denise B.; Zanchet,Barbara; Locateli,Gelvani; Vechia,Cristian Alex Dalla; Zanotelli Serpa,Patrícia; Lutinski,Junir; Rodrigues Junior,Sinval Adalberto; Schönell,Amanda Patrícia; Diel,Kriptsan Abdon Poletto; Miorando,Daniela; Ernetti,Jackeline; Alves,Bianca de Oliveira; Zilli,Gabriela Adriany Lisboa; Banzato,Thais Petrochelli; Ruiz,Ana Lúcia Tasca Gois; Vidal Gutiérrez,Max; Vilegas,Wagner; Roman Junior,Walter Antônio.
Abstract Natural products, especially phytochemicals, have been extensively studies and have exhibited important antiproliferative effects. The American native species Urera baccifera (L.) Gaudich. ex Wedd. (Urticaceae) is widely distributed in Brazil, where it is known as urtiga-vermelha or urtigão. The leaves are popularly used as anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic and in the treatment of gastric disorders. However, the antiproliferative potential of this plant against human tumor cells remain to be elucidated. In this study, we evaluated the antiproliferative effects of U. baccifera leaves extracts and fractions against a panel of human tumor cell lines in vitro besides a chemical evaluation of the most active sample by mass spectrometry (ESI-IT-MSn). The...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Antitumor agents; Medicinal plants; Chemical analysis.
Ano: 2019
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132019000100412

Healing effect of the ointment made of Equisetum pyramidale in the treatment of cutaneous lesions in diabetic rats
Provedor de dados: 52
Autores: Corrêa,Andréia Cristina Lopes; Hans Filho,Guinter; Dourado,Doroty Mesquita; Matias,Rosemary; Silva,Iandara Schettert da; Sarragiotto,Maria Helena.
This study aimed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and repair effects of the ethanolic extract and ointment of Equisetum pyramidale on the skin lesions of rats induced to diabetes. After the induction of diabetes with alloxan, a surgical procedure was performed on the back of each rat. Then, they were separated into treatment groups: G1 ethanol extract of E. pyramidale; G2-ointment (extract of E. pyramidale 80g + 20g of vaseline:lanolin 1:1); G3 control (vehicle vaseline:lanolin 1:1); and G4-no treatment during 3, 7 and 14 days. The samples were embedded in paraffin and stained with hematoxylin-eosin for histological analysis. The findings showed that the use of ethanolic extract as well as the ointment decreased the inflammatory cells at the site of...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Diabetes; Skin lesions; Medicinal plants; Anti-inflammatory activity; Reepithelialization tissue.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132013000300005

Comparative leaf morphology and anatomy of three Asteraceae species
Provedor de dados: 52
Autores: Milan,Patricia; Hayashi,Adriana Hissae; Appezzato-da-Glória,Beatriz.
The objective of this paper was to describe and compare the morphology and anatomy of mature leaves of Mikania glomerata Spreng., Porophyllum ruderale Cass. and Vernonia condensata Baker (Asteraceae) species that have different habits emphasizing their secretory structures. Longitudinal and transversal sections of mature leaf blades of the three species were analyzed at the apex, base, and medium third part of the midvein of the leaf blade and of the margin. M. glomerata had uniseriate glandular trichomes and secretory ducts; P. ruderale had hydathodes and secretory cavities; and V. condensata had idioblasts and uni-and biseriate glandular trichomes.
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Mikania glomerata; Porophyllum ruderale; Vernonia condensata; Secretory structures; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132006000100016

Comparative Microbicidal Efficacy of Fractionated Extracts from In Vitro and In Vivo Raised Cells of Tinosporacordifolia Against MDR Pathogens
Provedor de dados: 52
Autores: Mittal,Jitendra; Singh,Abhijeet; Batra,Amla; Sharma,Madan Mohan.
The present study was conducted to explore the hidden potential of natural products synthesized in the medicinal plant Tinosporacordifolia. This plantis prioritized by National Medicinal Plant Board, New Delhi. Leaf and inter nodal segments were inoculated on MS Medium fortified with IBA (1.0 mg/L) produced callus after four weeks. The calli were brown due to phenolic substance secreted by the explant. This problem was overcome by using adjuvant PVP (0.1%). Further, secondary metabolites were isolated from callus and field leaf through soxhlet extractor and fractionated by using column chromatography. The antibacterial activity of these fractioned extracts from Tinosporacordifolia callus and leaf were seen against multi drug resistance bacteria viz.,...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plants; Callus; Natural products; PVP; Antimicrobial activity.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132016000100406

Anti-obesity Effects of the Administration of Tournefortia paniculata Cham Extract on Wistar Rats Subjected to a Hypercaloric Diet
Provedor de dados: 52
Autores: Simão,Anderson Assaid; Ramos,Vinicius de Oliveira; Corrêa,Angelita Duarte; Sousa,Raimundo Vicente de; Marcussi,Silvana.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic and toxicologic effects of the administration of the powered vegetable extract and aqueous extract of Tournefortia paniculata leaves on Wistar rats, subjected to a hypercaloric diet for 42 days. The rats were divided into five groups and were given the following treatments by gavage: T0 (control) - 1.0 mL water day-1; T1 - aqueous extract containing 14 mg phenolic compounds kg-1 rat day-1; T2 - 14 mg quercetin kg-1 rat day-1; T3 - 50 mg powered vegetable extract from T. paniculata leaves (PVE) kg-1 rat day-1 and T4 - 100 mg PVE kg-1 rat day-1. The treatments did not significantly alter the weight, but were effective in reducing liver fat, glucose and serum triglycerides. The treatment T1 reduced food...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Obesity; Medicinal plants; Pharmacology; Antioxidants; Genotoxicity.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132015000400494

The Antinociceptive Effect of the Leaves and Flowers Ethanolic Extracts of Tabebuia aurea (Silva Manso) Benth &amp;amp; Hook. F. ex S. Moore
Provedor de dados: 52
Autores: Silva,Suellen Maria Albuquerque da; Silva Neto,Geraldo José da; Nascimento,Ivenis Raphael Cavalcante do; Viana,Max Denisson Maurício; Lima,Alyne Almeida de; Bezerra,Pedro Henrique Simões; Bastos,Maria Lysete de Assis; Moreira,Magna Suzana Alexandre; Campesatto,Eliane Aparecida.
ABSTRACT In view of the traditional use of Tabebuia aurea for treating pain and inflammation, the antinociceptive pharmacological potential of T. aurea ethanolic extracts (TAEE) was investigated through in vivo experimental models. First, the MTT assay was conducted to determine the potential cytotoxicity of the TAEEs. Afterwards, the acetic acid-induced writhing test and the formalin-, and glutamate-induced nociception tests were performed on Swiss adult mice treated with TAEEs (100 and 200 mg/kg doses, p.o.), or saline solution (control groups, 10mL/kg, p.o.), or standard drugs: dipyrone 40 mg/kg (p.o.), and morphine 5,7 mg/kg (i.p). In the MTT assay, none of the tested concentrations demonstrated signals of cytotoxicity. In the in vivo experimental...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Analgesics; Nociception; Medicinal plants; Tabebuia aurea; Mice.
Ano: 2018
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132018000100443

Evaluation of the antiedematogenic activity of artemetin isolated from Cordia curassavica DC
Provedor de dados: 56
Autores: Bayeux,M.C.; Fernandes,A.T.; Foglio,M.A.; Carvalho,J.E.
The species Cordia curassavica (Boraginaceae), known popularly as "erva baleeira", is used in folk medicine for the treatment of several inflammatory processes and as a healing agent. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the antiedematogenic activity of crude dichloromethane extracts of Cordia curassavica and of the artemetin-enriched fraction. The crude extract and artemetin fraction were tested in the model of carrageenin-induced paw edema in male Swiss mice (25-30 g). The crude dichloromethane extract (300 and 1000 mg/kg, po, N = 6) showed significant antiedematogenic activity, reducing the edema by 42, 57 and 45% and 46, 62 and 69%, 3, 4 and 5 h after carrageenin administration, respectively. Indomethacin (10 mg/kg, po, N = 6) reduced the...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other
Palavras-chave: Cordia curassavica; Cordia verbenaceae; Antiedematogenic; Anti-inflammatory; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002001000017

Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities of an extract, fractions, and compounds isolated from Gochnatia pulchra aerial parts
Provedor de dados: 56
Autores: Lucarini,R.; Tozatti,M.G.; Silva,M.L.A.; Gimenez,V.M.M.; Pauletti,P.M.; Groppo,M.; Turatti,I.C.C.; Cunha,W.R.; Martins,C.H.G.
This paper reports on the in vitro antibacterial and in vivo anti-inflammatory properties of a hydroethanolic extract of the aerial parts of Gochnatia pulchra (HEGP). It also describes the antibacterial activity of HEGP fractions and of the isolated compounds genkwanin, scutellarin, apigenin, and 3,5-O-dicaffeoylquinic acid, as evaluated by a broth microdilution method. While HEGP and its fractions did not provide promising results, the isolated compounds exhibited pronounced antibacterial activity. The most sensitive microorganism was Streptococcus pyogenes, with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of 100, 50 and 25 µg/mL for genkwanin and the flavonoids apigenin and scutellarin, respectively. Genkwanin produced an MIC value of 25 µg/mL against...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Gochnatia pulchra; Anti-inflammatory activity; Antibacterial activity; Medicinal plants; Proinflammatory cytokines.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2015000900822

Anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic activity of Ipomoea imperati (Vahl) Griseb (Convolvulaceae)
Provedor de dados: 56
Autores: Paula,A.C.B.; Hayashi,L.S.S.; Freitas,J.C.
Ipomoea imperati (Convolvulaceae) lives on the sandy shores of the Brazilian coast and in other areas of the world. The anti-inflammatory activity of a methanol-water extract of the leaves of I. imperati was investigated in experimental models of acute and subchronic inflammation. Topical application of the extract (10 mg/ear) inhibited mouse ear edema induced by croton oil (89.0 ± 1.3% by the lipid fraction with an IC50 of 3.97 mg/ear and 57.0 ± 1.3% by the aqueous fraction with an IC50 of 3.5 mg/ear) and arachidonic acid (42.0 ± 2.0% with an IC50 of 4.98 mg/ear and 31.0 ± 2.0% with an IC50 of 4.72 mg/ear). Phospholipase A2, purified from Apis mellifera bee venom, was also inhibited by the extract (5.0 mg/ml lipid and aqueous fraction) in vitro in a...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Anti-inflammatory activity; Antispasmodic activity; Arachidonic acid; Croton oil; Medicinal plants; Phospholipase A2.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003000100014

Evaluation of the toxicity and hypoglycemic effect of the aqueous extracts of Cnidoscolus quercifolius Pohl
Provedor de dados: 56
Autores: Lira,S.M.; Canabrava,N.V.; Benjamin,S.R.; Silva,J.Y.G.; Viana,D.A.; Lima,C.L.S.; Paredes,P.F.M.; Marques,M.M.M.; Pereira,E.O.; Queiroz,E.A.M.; Guedes,M.I.F.
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic degenerative diseases, and it is estimated to increase worldwide to around 415 million and to impact 642 million in 2040. Research shows that some plants are sources of bioactive compounds against diabetes. Thus, the objective of this work was to evaluate the oral toxicity and the hypoglycemic effect of the aqueous extract of the leaves of Cnidoscolus quercifolius Pohl. Diabetes was induced in Swiss mice with streptozotocin and the mice were treated with an aqueous extract of C. quercifolius leaves for a period of 30 days. Phytochemical analysis showed that the extract was rich in flavonoids, catechins and triterpenoid, which did not show any mortality and behavioral alterations in mice treated with 200,...
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Palavras-chave: Faveleira; Diabetes mellitus; Medicinal plants; Hypoglycemic activity; Aqueous extracts.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2017001000612

Composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils from aromatic plants used in Brazil
Provedor de dados: 58
Autores: Sartoratto,Adilson; Machado,Ana Lúcia M.; Delarmelina,Camila; Figueira,Glyn Mara; Duarte,Marta Cristina T.; Rehder,Vera Lúcia G.
Essential oils from aerial parts of Mentha piperita, M. spicata, Thymus vulgaris, Origanum vulgare, O. applii, Aloysia triphylla, Ocimum gratissimum, O. basilicum were obtained by steam destillation using a Clevenger-type system. These oils were screened for antibacterial and anti-Candida albicans activity using bioautographic method. Subsequently, minimal inhibitory concentration from oils was determined by microdilution method. Most essential oil studied were effective against Enterococcus faecium and Salmonella cholerasuis. Aloysia triphylla and O. basilicum presented moderate inhibition against Staphylococcus aureus while only A. tryphila and M. piperita were able to control the yeast Candida albicans. The oils were analyzed by GC and GC-MS techniques...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Essential oil; Medicinal plants; Antimicrobial activity; Minimal inhibitory concentration.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822004000300001

Antibacterial activity of plant extracts and phytochemicals on antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Provedor de dados: 58
Autores: Nascimento,Gislene G. F.; Locatelli,Juliana; Freitas,Paulo C.; Silva,Giuliana L.
The antimicrobial activity of plant extracts and phytochemicals was evaluated with antibiotic susceptible and resistant microorganisms. In addition, the possible synergistic effects when associated with antibiotics were studied. Extracts from the following plants were utilized: Achillea millifolium (yarrow), Caryophyllus aromaticus (clove), Melissa offficinalis (lemon-balm), Ocimun basilucum (basil), Psidium guajava (guava), Punica granatum (pomegranate), Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary), Salvia officinalis (sage), Syzygyum joabolanum (jambolan) and Thymus vulgaris (thyme). The phytochemicals benzoic acid, cinnamic acid, eugenol and farnesol were also utilized. The highest antimicrobial potentials were observed for the extracts of Caryophyllus aromaticus...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Plant extracts activity; Medicinal plants; Antimicrobial activity.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822000000400003

Antifungal properties of plants used in Brazilian traditional medicine against clinically relevant fungal pathogens
Provedor de dados: 58
Autores: Johann,Susana; Pizzolatti,Moacir G.; Donnici,Cláudio L.; Resende,Maria Aparecida de.
Antifungal properties of extracts from eight Brazilian plants traditionally used in popular Brazilian medicine were tested against five clinically relevant Candida species, Cryptococcus neoformans, and Sporothrix schenckii. Results demonstrate that almost all extracts exhibited antifungal activity, at least against one of the microorganisms tested. The ethanolic extract from the leaves of Schinus terebinthifolius exhibited potential antifungal activity against C. glabrata and S. schenckii. Preliminary phytochemical analysis of extract from S. terebinthifolius showed the presence of biologically active compounds, namely saponins, flavonoids, triterpenes, steroids and tannins.
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Antifungal properties; Medicinal plants; Susceptibility test.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822007000400010

Occurrence of toxigenic fungi in herbal drugs
Provedor de dados: 58
Autores: Bugno,Adriana; Almodovar,Adriana Aparecida Buzzo; Pereira,Tatiana Caldas; Pinto,Terezinha de Jesus Andreoli; Sabino,Myrna.
The increase in the consumption of natural drugs have made their use a Public Health problem due to the possibility of access to products without adequate conditions of use. The concern with the quality of the natural products is due to the potential fungal contamination and the risk of the presence of mycotoxins. Ninety-one samples of medicinal plants were evaluated for the fungal contamination and the mycotoxigenic potential of Aspergillus and Penicillium isolated from the samples. Results indicated that predominant mycoflora was distributed in 10 genera. From these, 89.9% of the isolates corresponded to genera Aspergillus and Penicillium, which are extremely important from the mycotoxicological standpoint. 21.97% of the Aspergillus and Penicillium...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Herbal drugs; Medicinal plants; Toxigenic moulds; Mycotoxins.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822006000100009

Conventional and alternative antifungal therapies to oral candidiasis
Provedor de dados: 58
Autores: Anibal,Paula Cristina; Sardi,Janaina de Cássia Orlandi; Peixoto,Iza Teixeira Alves; Moraes,Julianna Joanna de Carvalho; Höfling,José Francisco.
Candida-associated denture stomatitis is the most common form of oral candidal infection, with Candida albicans being the principal etiological agent. Candida adheres directly or via an intermediary layer of plaque-forming bacteria to denture acrylic. Despite antifungal therapy to treat denture stomatitis, infection is reestablished soon after the treatment ceases. In addition, many predisposing factors have been identified as important in the development of oral candidiasis, including malnourishment, common endocrine disorders, such as diabetis mellitus, antibacterial drug therapy, corticosteroids, radiotherapy and other immunocompromised conditions, such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). These often results in increased tolerance to the most...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Candida spp.; Antifungals; Medicinal plants; Extracts; Essential oil.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822010000400001

Occurrence of aflatoxin B1 in natural products
Provedor de dados: 58
Autores: Prado,Guilherme; Altoé,Aline F.; Gomes,Tatiana C. B.; Leal,Alexandre S.; Morais,Vanessa A. D.; Oliveira,Marize S.; Ferreira,Marli B.; Gomes,Mateus B.; Paschoal,Fabiano N.; Souza,Rafael von S.; Silva,Daniela A.; Madeira,Jovita E. G. Cruz.
The media claims for the consumption of natural resource-based food have gradually increased in both developing and developed countries. The interest in the safety of these products is partially due to the possible presence of toxigenic fungi acting as mycotoxin producers, such as aflatoxins produced during the secondary metabolism of Aspergillus flavus, A. parasiticus and A. nomius. Aflatoxins, mainly aflatoxin B1, are directly associated with liver cancer in human beings. This paper is aimed at evaluating the presence of aflatoxin B1 in a few vegetable drugs, dried plant extracts and industrialized products traded in 2010 in the city of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The method used for the quantification of aflatoxin B1 was based on...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plants; Fungi; Mycotoxin; High-performance liquid chromatography; HPLC.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822012000400026

Antibacterial activity of medicinal plant extracts
Provedor de dados: 58
Autores: Ushimaru,Priscila Ikeda; Silva,Mariama Tomaz Nogueira da; Di Stasi,Luiz Claudio; Barbosa,Luciano; Fernandes Junior,Ary.
The present study aimed at evaluating the in vitro antimicrobial activity of methanolic extracts of some medicinal plants against Escherichia coli, Salmonella Typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus sp. The methanolic extract of Caryophyllus aromaticus presented the highest anti-S. aureus activity and was effective against all bacterial strains tested.
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plants; Antibacterial activity; Minimal Inhibitory Concentration.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822007000400024

Evaluation of anti-estrogenic or estrogenic activities of aqueous root extracts of Gunnera manicata L.
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Mariotti,Kristiane de Cássia; Schmitt,Gabriela Cristina; Barreto,Fabiano; Fortunato,Rodrigo E.; Singer,Rodrigo B.; Dallegrave,Eliane; Leal,Mirna Bainy; Limberger,Renata Pereira.
Gunnera perpensa (Gunneraceae) is an African plant widely used in traditional medicine. This species is known for its activity involving the female reproductive system, such as inducing or increasing labor, treating female infertility, expelling the placenta and/or preventing post-partum hemorrhage. These properties are probably due to (z)-venusol, a majoritary compound, and its action in conjunction with substances in the whole extract and other natural products. In southern Brazil, a native species Gunnera manicata L. that also belongs to Gunneraceae can be found. In spite of the traditional use of G. perpensa, there is no pharmacological and phytochemical information regarding the South American Gunnera species. Therefore, the aim of this study was to...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Gunnera manicata L./pharmacognosy; Gunneraceae/pharmacognosy; Medicinal plants; Uterotrophic assay/experimental study.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502011000300018

HPLC method for the simultaneous determination of four compounds in rat plasma after intravenous administration of Portulaca oleracea L. extract
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Cheng,Zhongzhe; Xie,Ming; Zhang,Wenjie; Cheng,Lan; Du,Yang; Wang,Yunjiao; Ying,Xixiang; Kang,Tingguo.
The objective of the present study was to develop a simple and selective HPLC method for the simultaneous determination of hesperidin (HP), caffeic acid (CA), ferulic acid (FA) and p-coumaric acid (p-CA) in rat plasma after intravenous administration of Portulaca oleracea L. extract (POE). With the hyperoside as the internal standard, the sample pretreatment procedure involved simple single-step extraction with methanol of 0.2 mL plasma. The mobile phase consisted of methanol-acetonitrile-tetrahydrofuran-0.5% glacial acetic acid (5:3:18:74, v/v/v/v). The calibration curves were linear over the range of 0.1-25 µg mL-1, 0.1-25 µg mL-1, 0.1-25 µg mL-1and 0.015-3 µg mL-1 for HP, CA, FA and p-CA, respectively. The method developed was suitable for the...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Portulaca oleracea L./pharmacognosy; High Performance Liquid Chromatography/rat plasma; Vegetal extract/pharmacokinetic study; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502012000100018

Dissolution test of herbal medicines containing Paullinia cupana: validation of methods for quantification and assessment of dissolution
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Sousa,Sandra Alves de; Pascoa,Henrique; Conceição,Edemilson Cardoso da; Alves,Suzana Ferreira; Diniz,Danielle Guimarães Almeida; Paula,José Realino de; Bara,Maria Teresa Freitas.
"Guaraná" (Paullinia cupana) is used as a physical activity enhancer and stimulator due to its methylxanthines and condensed tannins. The aim of this work was to evaluate the dissolution behavior of five herbal medicines in the form of capsules and tablets containing guaraná. Assay and dissolution methods were validated and results obtained allowed simultaneous marker quantification with precision, accuracy, selectivity and robustness. Findings showed that 100% of the herbal medicinal products analyzed did not provide satisfactory results concerning the presence of four markers, 60% had three markers (caffeine, catechin and epicatechin), while 40% had only caffeine at tested dosage forms. In addition, after 30 minutes, only capsule A showed at least 80% of...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Herbal medicines/quality control; Herbal medicines/dissolution behavior; Medicinal plants; Guaraná/pharmacognosy; Paullinia cupana/pharmacognosy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502011000200008

In vitro antifungal activity and phytochemical characterization of Eugenia uniflora, Libidibia ferrea and Psidium guajava
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Ferreira,Magda Rhayanny Assunção; Santiago,Rosilene Rodrigues; Silva-Rocha,Walicyranison Plínio; Souza,Luanda Barbara Ferreira Canário de; Faria,Maria Graciela Icher; Mello,João Carlos Palazzo de; Langassner,Silvana Maria Zucolotto; Chaves,Guilherme Maranhão; Milan,Eveline Pipolo; Svidzinski,Terezinha Inez Estivalet; Soares,Luiz Alberto Lira.
The aim of this study was evaluate the in vitro antifungal activity of crude extracts from Eugenia uniflora, Libidibia ferrea and Psidium guajava. The extracts were obtained by turbo-extraction using water (AQ) or acetone-water (AC-W) (7:3, v/v) as solvents and lyophilized to obtain the crude extracts (CE). The CE were characterized by UV-Vis, TLC and HPLC. The activity of CEs was investigated against clinical isolates of Candida spp. and the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC), MIC50 and MIC90 were determinated. The analysis by TLC showed that all CEs presented polyphenols (flavonoids and tannins). The CEs from E. uniflora showed higher amount of polyphenols (30.35 ± 2.15%, AC-W) and the HPLC analysis revealed the tannins in all extracts. The CEs of E....
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plants; Herbal extracts; Polyphenols; Candida isolates; Oral candidiasis.
Ano: 2020
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502020000100608

Chemical review and studies related to species from the genus Tynanthus (Bignoniaceae)
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Cansian,Fernanda Colombi; Merino,Francis José Zortéa; Dias,Josiane de Fátima Gaspari; Zanin,Sandra Maria Warumby; Miguel,Obdulio Gomes; Miguel,Marilis Dallarmi.
Species from the Bignoniaceae Family, including the genus Tynanthus, are very prevalent in the tropical Americas, with specimens found in a large part of the Brazilian territory. These plants are commonly used in traditional medicine for several purposes, and some studies have described their chemical structure, in addition to other reports related to some species from this genus. This review aimed to gather information from published works concerning species of the genus Tynanthus, as well as to detect flaws in research related to these plants, which may have great biological and pharmaceutical importance. Also, this review points out some common chemical characteristics of these species, providing information that may help new researchers to improve...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Tynanthus/pharmacognosy; Tynanthus/phytochemistry; Tynanthus/biological activity; Bignoniaceae/pharmacognosy; Bignoniaceae/phytochemistry; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502015000300515

Microemulsion based on Pterodon emarginatus oil and its anti-inflammatory potential
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Pascoa,Henrique; Diniz,Danielle Guimarães Almeida; Florentino,Iziara Ferreira; Costa,Elson Alves; Bara,Maria Teresa Freitas.
This article reports the development of a pharmaceutical product containing vegetable actives from a Brazilian medicinal plant. The possibility of forming a microemulsion using Pterodon emarginatus ("sucupira") oil was evaluated and the anti-inflammatory potential of this microemulsion was also examined. A formulation was developed using P. emarginatus oil, a mixture of ethoxylated Castor Oil (Ultramone(r) R-540/propylene glycol 2:1) (surfactant/cosurfactant) and distilled water at a ratio of 10:15:75, respectively. The microemulsion which was selected was then subjected to the preliminary stability test and analyzed in terms of average diameter of droplets, pH, zeta potential, and polydispersity index, on the 1st, 7th, 15th, and 30th days after...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Pterodon emarginatus; Pterodon emarginatus; Medicinal plants; Microemulsion; Phytomedicine; Pharmaceutical technology.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502015000100117

Toxicological and pharmacological evaluation of Discaria americana Gillies &amp;amp; Hook (Rhamnaceae) in mice
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Silva,Eliane Regina da; Diedrich,Denise; Bolzan,Rodrigo Cordeiro; Giacomelli,Sandro Rogério.
Medicinal plants (e.g. Discaria americana) have been used by populations for centuries. However, popular use is not enough to validate these plants as safe and effective medicinal products. The present study sought to evaluate the acute and subacute toxicity as well as the anxiolytic and antinociceptive effects of D. americana root bark and aerial parts extracts in mice. In acute toxicity studies, mice were treated with single intraperitoneal doses of the aforementioned extracts. Subacute toxicity studies were performed by oral administration of the extracts over 14 days. Anxiolytic studies consisted of the elevated plus maze method, and antinociceptive studies were based on the hot plate test. The LD50 value for D. americana aerial parts extract was...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Discaria americana/phamacognosy; Medicinal plants; Discaria americana/toxicological analysis; Discaria americana/acute toxicity; Discaria americana/subacute toxicity; Discaria americana/anxiolytic effect; Discaria americana/antinociceptive effect.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502012000200011

Ethnopharmacological survey: a selection strategy to identify medicinal plants for a local phytotherapy program
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Pereira,Flávia Liparini; Fernandes,José Martins; Leite,João Paulo Viana.
Ethnopharmacological studies are important for documenting and protecting cultural and traditional knowledge associated with the medical use of biodiversity. In this paper, we present a survey on medicinal plants used by locals in a community of Nova Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil, as a strategy to select medicinal plants for a phytotherapy-based local healthcare program. Eleven knowledgeable local informants were chosen by snowball sampling and interviewed about the use of medicinal plants. Plant samples were collected, herborised and then identified using traditional techniques and specialised literature. We sampled 107 medicinal plant species belonging to 86 genera and 39 families, predominantly Asteraceae with 16 species. Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw, M....
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Ethnopharmacology; Medicinal plants; Phytotherapy.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502012000200014

Development of mouthwash with Rosmarinus officinalis extract
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Paula,Isabela Moreira Baumgratz de; Moraes,Flávia Costa; Souza,Orlando Vieira de; Yamamoto,Célia Hitomi.
Rosmarinus officinalis, which belongs to the Lamiaceaefamily, is a species of medicinal flora with therapeutic properties. In order to exploit the benefits of these properties, a mouthwash formulation was developed, with careful selection of raw materials to meet pharmacotechnical requirements. Extracts of the plant were incorporated into a mouthwash, which was shown to have inhibitory action in vitro against the micro-organisms commonly found in periodontics. Controls for assessing the quality of the drugs were carried out, quantifying phenols and flavonoids as chemical markers. Mouthwash solutions were formulated containing 0.1, 5 and 10% ethanol extract of R. officinalis; and 0.05, 5 and 10% of the hexane fraction of R. officinalis. In order to evaluate...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Rosmarinus officinalis/pharmacognosy; Rosmarinus officinalis/Anti-microbial activity; Mouthwash; Periodontics/use of mouthwash; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2014
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502014000400851

In silico pharmacodynamics, toxicity profile and biological activities of the Saharan medicinal plant Limoniastrum feei
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Ammar,Ouahab.
ABSTRACT In-silico study was performed to find the pharmacodynamics, toxicity profiles and biological activities of three phytochemicals isolated from Limoniastrum feei (Plumbagenaceae). Online pharmacokinetic tools were used to estimate the potential of Quercetin, kaempferol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (astragalin) and quercitin-7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside as specific drugs. Then the prediction of potential targets of these compounds were investigated using PharmMapper. Auto-Dock 4.0 software was used to investigate the different interactions of these compounds with the targets predicted earlier. The permeability of quercetin was found within the range stated by Lipinski ׳s rule of five. Hematopoietic prostaglandin (PG) D synthase (HPGDS), farnesyl diphosphate...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Limoniastrum feei/pharmacokinetics; Limoniastrum feei/biological activity; Quercetin; Astragalin; Quercetin 7; Medicinal plants; Molecular docking.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502017000300606

Safety assessment and behavioral effects of Solanum guaraniticum leaf extract in rats
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Bonfanti,Gabriela; Bitencourt,Paula Eliete Rodrigues; Bona,Karine Santos De; Peroza,Luis Ricardo; Cargnelutti,Lariane Oliveira; Borges,Raphaela Maleski; Pigatto,Aline Grohe Schirmer; Fachinetto,Roselei; Boligon,Aline Augusti; Athayde,Margareth Linde; Gonçalves,Thissiane de Lima; Moretto,Maria Beatriz.
ABSTRACT Solanum guaraniticum is a medicinal plant traditionally used to treat gastric and liver diseases. However, there is no documented evidence corroborating its safety. The present study evaluated the potential toxicity of S. guaraniticum leaf extract after acute administration in rats. Single doses of the extract (1.250, 2.500, and 5.000 mg/kg) were administered by gavage, and the rats were then monitored for 48 h and/or 14 days. Mortality, acute signs of toxicity, and general activity in the open field test were assessed as well as hematological and biochemical parameters, enzymatic activity (δ-aminolevulinate dehydratase and acetylcholinesterase), and oxidative stress parameters (lipid peroxidation level, non-protein thiol content, tissue catalase...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Solanum guaraniticum/leaf extract/toxicity; Solanum guaraniticum/phytochemistry; Medicinal plants; Solanaceae.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502016000100006

Pharmacobotanic characterization of young stems and stem barks of Rauvolfia sellowii Müll. Arg., Apocynaceae
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Baratto,Leopoldo Clemente; Duarte,Márcia do Rocio; Santos,Cid Aimbiré de Moraes.
Rauvolfia sellowii Müll. Arg. (Apocynaceae), a Brazilian native tree rich in indole alkaloids, is known as "pau-pra-tudo" and popularly used as hypocholesterolemic, hypoglycemic and antihypertensive. The aim of this work was to study the anatomy of the young stems and stem barks of this medicinal plant, in order to contribute to the identification of the species as a drug. The plant material was fixed and prepared according to standard microtechniques. The young stems have remaining epidermis, but a suberified peridermis is evident. The phellogen is located in the cortical region, forming suber externally. Underneath the phellogen, lies the phelloderm and collenchymatic region. In the cortex, there are numerous laticifers and some fibers. There is an...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Rauvolfia sellowii/pharmacognosy; Apocynaceae/pharmacognosy; Medicinal plants; Vegetal anatomy; Internal phloem; Laticiferous ducts; Calcium oxalate crystals.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502010000300020

Phenolic compounds and antioxidant, antimicrobial and antimycobacterial activities of Serjania erecta Radlk. (Sapindaceae)
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Cardoso,Claudia Andréa Lima; Coelho,Roberta Gomes; Honda,Neli Kika; Pott,Arnildo; Pavan,Fernando Rogério; Leite,Clarice Queico Fujimura.
Serjania erecta Radlk.(Sapindaceae) is a medicinal plant traditionally used in Brazil. We assayed the ethanolic extract of leaves and roots against seven microorganisms. The REMA (Resazurin Microtiter Assay) assay was used to measure the biological activity in vitro against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and our results showed moderate activity of the ethanolic extract. On the other hand S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, S. setubal, C. albicans, S. cerevisiae and E. coli revealed that the leaves and roots of S. erecta inhibited the growth of all microorganisms. The ethanolic extracts of leaves and roots showed low values of antioxidant activities. The ethanolic extracts of leaves and roots were analyzed by chromatographic and spectrometric methods. (-)-Epicatechin,...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Serjania erecta Radlk/pharmacognosy; Serjania erecta Radlk/ethanolic extract; Serjania erecta Radlk/antioxidant activity; Serjania erecta Radlk/ethanolic extract; Serjania erecta Radlk/antimicrobial activity; Sapindaceae/pharmacognosy; Cipó-cinco-folhas/pharmacognosy; Flavonoids; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502013000400017

Pharmaceutical properties of 'sucupira' (Pterodon spp.)
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Hansen,Daiane; Haraguchi,Mitsue; Alonso,Antonio.
The plant of the genus Pterodon (Fabaceae, Leguminosae), commonly known as 'sucupira' or 'faveira', are disseminated throughout the central region of Brazil and has frequently been used in popular medicine for its anti-rheumatic, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory properties. In recent years, interest in these plants has increased considerably. The biological effects of different phytoextracts and pure metabolites have been investigated in several experimental models in vivo and in vitro. The literature describes flavonoids, triterpene and steroids, while one paper presented studies with proteins isolated from the genus. This review provides an overview of phytochemical and pharmacological research in Pterodon, showing the main chemical compounds studied to...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Sucupira; Pterodon/phytochemistry; Pterodon/pharmacognosy; Diterpenes/biological activity; Isoflavones/biological activity; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502010000400002

In vitro cytotoxic activity of five commercial samples of Tribulus terrestris Linn in Espírito Santo (Brazil)
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Oliveira Filho,Claudio Costa; Kampke,Edgar Hell; Vargas,Thais Souza; Salustriano,Nathacha Andrade; Scherer,Rodrigo; Fronza,Marcio; Campagnaro,Bianca Prandi.
ABSTRACT The objective was to investigate the total saponin and protodioscin concentrations and the cytotoxicity in vitro, of five samples of the plant Tribulus terrestris, commercially available in the metropolitan region of Vitória - Espirito Santo, Brazil, and to compare them with the aqueous extract of the plant. The chromatographic profile and quantification of protodioscin in commercial samples and plant extract were evaluated by LC-MS/MS. The percentage of total saponins were determined by the colorimetric method. Extracts and protodioscin cytotoxicity were analyzed by the MTT assay in three cell lineages: fibroblasts (L929), ovarian cancer (Ovcar3) and murine hepatoma (Hepa1c1c7). All extracts displayed high levels of total saponins (207.2 to 780.3...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Tribulus terrestres/saponin/protodioscin/concentrations; Medicinal plants; Cytotoxicity/in vitro.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502017000400622

Tissue injuries of wistar rats treated with hydroalcoholic extract of Sonchus oleraceus L.
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Prichoa,Franciele Carla; Roman,Silvane Souza; Manfredini,Vanusa.
The use of plant species is emerging as an important alternative in the treatment of injuries. Therefore, the extract of Sonchus oleraceus 10% was employed in the repair of skin lesions. A total of 36 male Wistar rats were subjected to a punch injury and divided into three groups: a negative control, receiving no treatment, a positive control, treated with Dersani, and the experimental group treated with the extract. The injury was assessed macroscopically and microscopically. Morphometric data was collected at the 3rd, 5th and 7th postoperative day, and the experimental group showed greater changes in shrinkage of the lesion compared to control groups. On the 3rd postoperative day, the injury in the experimental group showed less necrotic tissue, lower...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Sonchus oleraceus/pharmacognosy; Skin lesions/treatment; Skin lesions/experimental study; Wound healing/experimental study; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502011000300019

Anatomical characters of the medicinal leaf and stem of Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch.Bip. ex Walp. (Asteraceae)
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Duarte,Márcia do Rocio; Silva,Ariane Gonçalves.
Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch.Bip. ex Walp. (Asteraceae), better known by its former name Vernonia amygdalina Delile, is a small shrub used in folk medicine as an antipyretic, laxative, antimalarial and anthelmintic. Studies have demonstrated that different vegetal extracts possess antioxidant, antimicrobial and antiparasitic activities. Among the bioactive metabolites, there are sesquiterpene lactones, saponins, polyphenols and flavonoids. This study investigated the leaf and stem microscopic characters of G. amygdalinum, aiming to expand the knowledge on this medicinal species and indicate anatomical structures. Plant material was fixed and sectioned by freehand and using a microtome. The sections were either stained or underwent standard...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Gymnanthemum amygdalinum/pharmacognosy; Gymnanthemum amygdalinum/microscopic characterization; Vernonia amygdalina/pharmacognosy; Vernonia amygdalina/microscopic characterization; Asteraceae/pharmacognosy; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502013000400011

Wound healing activity in rabbits and antimicrobial activity of Hibiscus hirtus ethanolic extract
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Ravishankar,Kakaraparthy; Kiranmayi,Garlanka Venkata Naga; Prasad,Yejella Rajendra; Devi,Lankadi.
Generally, Plants have immense potential in the wounds management and treatment.In Chinese herbology, Hibiscus plant is a potent herb and have a good medicinal values but not scientifically approached. The present study aims to investigate the wound healing and antimicrobial activity of ethanolic extract of Hibiscus hirtus Linn.(HH). Wound healing activity was carried out by excision, incision and burn wound models. Antimicrobial activity was determined by cup plate method. Healing rate was assessed from the rate of wound contraction, epithelialization rate, tensile strength, hexosamine and hydroxyproline content. From the obtained results, it was indicated that the wound contraction and increased tensile strength of Hibiscus hirtus extract exhibits potent...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Hibiscus hirtus/wound healing activity/antimicrobial activity; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2018
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502018000400606

Isolation and characterization of homoisoflavonoids from Scilla persica HAUSSKN
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Hafez-Ghoran,Salar; Ebrahimi,Pouneh; Mighani,Hossein; Saeidnia,Soudabeh.
abstract Medicinal plants have many traditional claims including the treatment of ailments of infectious origin. In the evaluation of traditional claims, scientific research is extremely important. In this study, five homoisoflavonoids named 3-(4'-hydroxybenzylidene)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-methoxychroman-4-one(Autumnalin),3-(4'-hydroxybenzyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-methoxychroman-4-one (3,9-dihydro-autumnalin), 3-(3',4'-dihydroxybenzyl)-5,8-dihydroxy-7-methoxychroman-4-one,3-(3',4'-dihydroxybenzylidene)-5,8-dihydroxy-7-methoxychroman-4-one and 3-(3',4'-dihydroxybenzylidene)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-methoxychroman-4-one, were isolated from the bulbs of the plant Scilla persica HAUSSKN. Their structures were established on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analyses such as NMR,...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: ScillapersicaHAUSSKN/phytochemistry; Homoisoflavonoids/isolation; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502015000400949

Anti-inflammatory and toxicity studies of atranorin extracted from Cladina kalbii Ahti in rodents
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Melo,Marcelia Garcez Dória de; Araújo,Adriano Antunes de Souza; Serafini,Mairim Russo; Carvalho,Larissa Feitosa; Bezerra,Marília Santos; Ramos,Cledison Santos; Bonjardim,Leonardo Rigoldi; Albuquerque-Júnior,Ricardo Luiz Cavalcanti; Lima,Julianeli Tolentino; Siqueira,Rosana Souza; Fortes,Vanessa Silveira; Fonseca,Maria José Vieira; Quintans-Júnior,Lucindo José.
Atranorin (ATR) is the main compound from the lichen Cladina kalbii Ahti, which grows in the arid regions of northeastern Brazil. This study was conducted to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and toxicological properties of ATR. To evaluate anti-inflammatory properties, paw edema was induced by injecting 0.1 mL of carrageenan into the subplantar region of the right hind paw of rats, and leukocyte migration was induced by injection of 500 µL of carrageenan into the peritoneal cavity of mice. In addition, we determined ATR cytotoxicity in L929 cells by MTT assay and acute (5 g/kg-single dose) and subchronic (50 mg/kg-30 days) toxicity tests in Wistar rats. The results showed that ATR (100 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg) exhibited significant anti-inflammatory activity...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Cladina kalbii/pharmacognosy; Atranorin/anti-inflamatory activity; Atranorin/toxicity; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502011000400024

Beneficial effects of methanolic extract of Indigofera linnaei Ali. on the inflammatory and nociceptive responses in rodent models
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Kumar,Raju Senthil; Rajkapoor,Balasubramanian; Perumal,Perumal; Kumar,Sekar Vinoth; Geetha,Arunachalam Suba.
ABSTRACT Indigofera linnaei Ali. (Tamil Name: Cheppu Nerinjil) belongs to the family Fabaceae, used for the treatment of various ailments in the traditional system of medicine. In the present study, the beneficial effects of methanol extract of whole plant of I. linnaei (MEIL) were evaluated on inflammation and nociception responses in rodent models. In vitro nitric oxide (NO), lipoxygenase (LOX) and cyclooxygense (COX) inhibitory activities were also performed to understand the mode of action. MEIL at the dose of 200 &amp; 400 mg/kg, p.o. significantly inhibited carrageenan induced rat paw volume and reduced the weight of granuloma in cotton pellet granuloma model. The results obtained were comparable with the standard drug aceclofenac. The...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: IIndigofera linnaei/pharmacognosy; Indigofera linnaei/anti-inflammatory activity; Indigofera linnaei/analgesic activity; Indigofera linnaei/anti-nociceptive effect; Cyclooxygenase/inhibitors; Lipoxygenase/inhibitors; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502016000100013

Evaluation of the proliferative activity of methanol extracts from six medicinal plants in murine spleen cells
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Zandonai,Rodrigo Hermes; Coelho,Fabiana; Ferreira,Juliana; Mendes,Ana Karla Bittencourt; Biavatti,Maique Weber; Niero,Rivaldo; Cechinel Filho,Valdir; Bueno,Ednéia Casagranda.
A number of natural compounds have been used as immunomodulatory agents, enabling the function of the immune system to be modified by stimulating or suppressing it. There has been increasing interest in the study of therapeutic action of plant extracts regarding their immunomodulatory activity. The aim of this study was to identify and evaluate the action of extracts of the medicinal plants Calophyllum brasiliense, Ipomoea pes-caprae, Matayba elaeagnoides, Maytenus robusta, Rubus imperialis and Vernonia scorpioides on the development of spleen cells from mice, using the in vitro cellular proliferation assay. The cells, obtained by mechanical rupture of mice spleen (5x10(4) cells/mL), were incubated with methanol extracts (10, 50, 100 and 200 µg/mL) and...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Medicinal plants; Natural products/immunomodulatories; Immunomodulation; Calophyllum brasiliense/pharmacognosy; Ipomoea pes-caprae/pharmacognosy; Matayba elaeagnoides/pharmacognosy; Maytenus robusta/pharmacognosy; Rubus imperialis/pharmacognosy; Vernonia scorpioides/pharmacognosy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502010000200020

Protective effect of mulberry flavonoids on sciatic nerve in alloxan-induced diabetic rats
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Song-Tao,Ma; Dong-lian,Liu; Jing-jing,Deng; Yan-juan,Peng.
Mulberry leaves (Morus alba L.) are a traditional Chinese medicine for blood serum glucose reduction. This study evaluated the protective effects of mulberry flavonoids on sciatic nerve in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. In this study, 80 Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into five groups: A (control), B (diabetic treated with saline), C-D (diabetic treated with 0.3, 0.1 g/kg mulberry flavonoids once a day for 8 weeks) and E (diabetic treated with 0.3 mg/kg methycobal). The diabetic condition was induced by intraperitoneal injection of 200 mg/kg alloxan dissolved in saline. At the end of the experimental period, blood, and tissue samples were obtained for biochemical and histopathological investigation. Treatment with 0.3 g/kg mulberry flavonoids...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Morus albaL./pharmacognosy; Mulberry flavonoids/protective effects/experimental study; Diabetic neuropathy/experimental study; Medicinal plants; Diabetics/treatment/experimental study.
Ano: 2014
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502014000400765

Determination of metals in medicinal plants highly consumed in Brazil
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Leal,Alexandre Soares; Prado,Guilherme; Gomes,Tatiana Cristina Bomfim; Sepe,Fernanda Peixoto; Dalmázio,Ilza.
In this work, samples of the medicinal plants: Boldo (Peumus boldus), Castanha da Índia (Aesculus hippocastanum), Chá Verde (Camelia sinensis), Erva Cidreira (Melissa officinalis), Espinheira Santa (Maytenus ilicifolia), Guaraná (Paullinia cupana), Maracujá (Passiflora sp.), Mulungu (Erythrina velutina), Sene (Cassia angustifolia) and Valeriana (Valeriana officinalis) were evaluated BY using the Neutron Activation Analysis technique (NAA- k0) in order to determine the levels of metals and other chemical contaminants. The results showed the presence of non essential elements to the human body. The diversity of chemical impurities found even at low concentration levels, considering the potential for chronic toxicity of these elements, reinforces the need to...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Neutron activation analysis; Medicinal plants; Metals/determination in medicinal plants; Chemical contaminants; Plant products/quality control.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502013000300022

Leaf and stem microscopic identification of Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray (Asteraceae)
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Duarte,Márcia do Rocio; Empinotti,Cláudia Bonissoni.
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray is an Asteraceae shrub, popularly known as Mexican sunflower and cultivated for ornamental and therapeutic uses in different countries. In folk medicine, it is of value for treating diabetes, malaria and infectious diseases. These indications have been corroborated by various pharmacological assays. Given the lack of data on anatomical aspects of T. diversifolia, this work aimed to investigate the leaf and stem microscopic characters of this medicinal plant and potential vegetal drug. Samples of mature leaves and young stems were sectioned and stained. Histochemical tests and scanning electron microscopy were also performed. The leaf has anomocytic stomata on both sides, dorsiventral mesophyll and several collateral...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Tithonia diversifolia/pharmacognosy; Tithonia diversifolia/anatomical characters; Medicinal plants; Mexican sunflower.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502012000100013

Characterization of bacterial endophytes from Myanmar medicinal plants for antimicrobial activity against human and plant pathogens
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Myo,Ei Mon; Maung,Chaw Ei Htwe; Mya,Khin Mar; Khai,Aye Aye.
This research aimed to investigate the antagonistic activity of the bacterial endophytes from Myanmar medicinal plants. Thirty-one bacterial isolates were isolated from Myanmar medicinal plants: Tinospora cordifolia (Wild.) Miers., Catharanthus roseus G. Don., Tectona hamiltoniana Wall. and Boscia variabilis Collett &amp; Hemsl. (Capparaceae). Dual culture and agar well diffusion methods were used for antimicrobial assay. One endophyte from Catharanthus roseus and two bacterial isolates from Boscia variabilis Collett &amp; Hemsl. (Capparaceae) had not only the antibacterial activity towards the human pathogenic bacteria but also the antifungal activity against the plant pathogenic fungi. From 16S rRNA sequencing, one strain from Catharanthus roseus G. Don....
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Antibacterial; Antifungal; Culture conditions; Endophytes; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2020
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502020000100513

Chromatographic analysis and antiproliferative potential of aqueous extracts of Punica granatum fruit peels using the Allium cepa test
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Kuhn,Andrielle Wouters; Tedesco,Marília; Boligon,Aline Augusti; Athayde,Margareth Linde; Laughinghouse IV,Haywood Dail; Tedesco,Solange Bosio.
Punica granatum L., locally known as romanzeira, is native to Asia but found throughout Brazil. P. granatum is used for treating inflammatory, infectious and respiratory diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the chromatography and genotoxicity of an aqueous extract of P. granatum (pomegranate) fruit peel using the Allium cepa L. test. The experiment set-up entailed 7 treatments: T1-distilled water, T2-tea 5 g.L-1, T3-tea 10 g.L-1, T4-glyphosate at 9.6%, T5-glyphosate with subsequent recovery in distilled water, T6-glyphosate with subsequent recovery in tea 5 g.L-1 and T7-glyphosate with subsequent recovery in tea 10 g.L-1. The rootlets were collected and fixed in ethanol:acetic acid (3:1) for 24 hours, then stored in 70% ethanol under...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Punica granatum L./phytochemistry; Punica granatum L./genotoxicity Punica granatum L./chromatography analysis; Medicinal plants; Pomegranate.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502015000100241

Stability of Tilo® tablets formulation obtained from dry extract of Justice pectoralis Jacq.
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Rodríguez-Chanfrau,Jorge E.; Núñez-Figueredo,Yanier; Fuste-Moreno,Viviana.
Justicia pectoralis Jacq., Acanthaceae, is a herb known popularly in Cuba as Tilo and used traditionally as sedative. The development in a solid pharmaceutical (Tablets 100 mg) using dry extract of Justicia pectolaris aqueous extract is of interest for the development of phytomedicines, which uses this active raw material. The aim of the present study was to carry out chemical and biological stability studies to the formulation. A method of coumarin determination by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) was used and validated. The stability studies during different periods of time (24 months) showed a stability of the product stored at 32 ± 2 °C, and protected of the light.
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Justicia pectoralis/pharmacognosy; Medicinal plants; Phytomedicines; Coumarins/determination; High Performance Liquid Chromatography/phytomedicines analysis; Phytomedicines/stability studies; Tilo®/tablets/stability studies.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502015000100193

Pharmacological activity of the hydroalcoholic extract from Hovenia dulcis thunberg fruit and the flavonoid dihydromyricetin during hypercholesterolemia induced in rats
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Pinto,Juliana Tensol; Oliveira,Tânia Toledo de; Alvarenga,Luana Farah; Barbosa,Adriano Simões; Pizziolo,Virgínia Ramos; Costa,Marcelo Rocha da.
Cerebrovascular accidents and coronary artery disease are the leading causes of cardiovascular mortalities in Brazil and high levels of LDL cholesterol are one of the main risk factors. In this context, several plant extracts and natural substances have shown promise as cholesterol-lowering. The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of the hydroalcoholic extract of the fruit of H. dulcisand of dihydromyricetin in cholesterol reduction in hypercholesterolemic rats. Forty-two Wistar male rats were distributed into seven groups of six animals that received diets supplemented with 1% cholesterol and 0.3% cholic acid, with the exception of the control group, which received conventional diets. Animals were treated with oral suspensions...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Hovenia dulcis/pharmacognosy; Hovenia dulcis/hydroalcoholic extract/ cholesterol reduction; Hovenia dulcis/flavonoid dihydromyricetin/cholesterol reduction; Dihydromyricetin/cholesterol reduction; Hypercholesterolemia/experimental study; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2014
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502014000400727

Croton schiedeanus Schltd prevents experimental hypertension in rats induced by nitric oxide deficit
Provedor de dados: 60
Autores: Páez,María Teresa; Rodríguez,Diana Catalina; López,Daniel Fernando; Castañeda,Jorge Arturo; Buitrago,Diana Marcela; Cuca,Luis Enrique; Guerrero,Mario Francisco.
Croton schiedeanus Schltd (N.V.: "almizclillo") is a plant used in traditional medicine as an antihypertensive in Colombia. It contains flavonoid, diterpenoid and fenilbutanoid metabolites that have vasodilatation effects linked to the NO/cGMP pathway. This work aimed to assess the capacity of a 96% EtOH extract to prevent the hypertension induced by nitric oxide (NO) deficiency in rats. The NO synthase inhibitor L-NAME (10 mg/kg/d, i.p) was administered during five weeks to three groups of rats (6-7 animals): C. Schiedeanus (200 mg/kg/d, p.o), enalapril (reference, 10 mg/kg/d, p.o) and vehicle (control: olive oil 1 ml/kg/d, p.o). In addition, the blank group received only vehicle. The arterial blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) were measured daily...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Croton schiedeanus/pharmacognosy; Almizelillo/use; Almizelillo/hypertension prevention; Nitric oxide/deficit; Hypertension/prevention; Plant extracts/vasodilatation effects; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502013000400027

Harvest time on the content and chemical composition of essential oil from leaves of guava
Provedor de dados: 65
Autores: Silva,Elizabeth Aparecida Josefi da; Silva,Vanessa Paula da; Alves,Cassia Cristina Fernandes; Alves,José Milton; Souchie,Edson Luiz; Barbosa,Luiz Cláudio de Almeida.
ABSTRACT: The essential oil plants contents can be affected by several factors. For example, in certain plants, collection time has been observed to affect the content and chemical composition of the essential oil obtained from the plant. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of collection time on the content and chemical composition of the essential oil from guava ( Psidium guajava L.) leaves. Leaves were collected at different times of the day and the content and chemical composition of their essential oil was determined. Collection time did not qualitatively affect the chemical composition of the essential oil. However, concentration of certain substances in the oil, such as α-humulene and trans-caryophyllene, did significantly vary at...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Psidium guajava L.; Medicinal plants; Special metabolites; Α-humulene; Trans-caryophyllene; Guava.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782016001001771

Substrate composition and indolebutyric acid on the propagation of Eplingiella fruticosa from cuttings
Provedor de dados: 65
Autores: Silva,Anderson de Carvalho; Oliveira,Lenaldo Muniz de; Silva,Aritana Alves da.
ABSTRACT: Eplingiella fruticosa (Salzm. ex Benth.) Harley &amp; J.F.B. Pastore, also known as â€œalecrim de vaqueiroâ€ or â€œcowboy rosemaryâ€, is a woody, perennial, and aromatic shrub that growsin the states of northeast Brazil, with the exception of Alagoas, MaranhÃ£o, and PiauÃ­. The plant is widely used in this region and has analgesic, vasodilator, anti-inflammatory, and larvicidal properties.The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different substrates and indolebutyric acid (IBA) on cuttings of E. fruticosa for identifying effective practices for the vegetative propagation of this species. Apical cuttings with a standardized length of 10cm and two pairs of leaves were harvested from mother plants in the vegetative stage. Two...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Lamiaceae; Vegetative propagation; Medicinal plants; Hyptis.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017001200201

Uncaria tomentosa and  Uncaria guianensis an agronomic history to be written
Provedor de dados: 65
Autores: Honório,Isabela Cristina Gomes; Bertoni,Bianca Waléria; Pereira,Ana Maria Soares.
ABSTRACT: The Uncaria tomentosa and Uncaria guianensis species, which are endemic plants in the Amazonian region, are highlighted as medicinal plants mainly because of their anti-inflammatory activity. The vegetal drug and various types of extracts have been commercialized by pharmaceutical industries and distributed in several countries, thus configuring the economic potential of both species. The objective of the present research was to collect agronomical data published in PubMed, SciELO, and Scopus databases and analyze the main subjects that were either investigated or not investigated to enable the production chain of these species. The conclusion is that  U. guianensis has been less studied than U. tomentosa under all aspects evaluated. Both species...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Uncaria; Cat´s claw; Medicinal plants; Extractivism.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782016000801401

Endodontics pastes formulated with copaiba oil: action on oral microbiota and dentin bridge formation in dogs
Provedor de dados: 65
Autores: Dias,Fernanda Gosuen Gonçalves; Casemiro,Luciana Assirati; Martins,Carlos Henrique Gomes; Dias,Luis Gustavo Gosuen Gonçalves; Pereira,Lucas de Freitas; Nishimura,Lilian Toshiko; Souza,Fabiana Ferreira de; Honsho,Cristiane dos Santos.
This study analysed the effect of pastes formulated with calcium hydroxide P.A. and different vehicles (saline solution - paste A and Copaifera langsdorffii Desfon oil - paste B) on oral microorganisms and dentin bridge formation in dogs. The antimicrobial action of the pastes and their components was analysed by the minimum inhibitory concentration in agar gel technique. The components were diluted and tested on fifteen standard strains of microorganisms associated with endodontic diseases. The microorganisms were cultivated and after incubation data was analysed using One-Way ANOVA and Turkey's test (P≤0.05). Four superior incisors of ten animals were used to evaluate dentin bridge formation. Two incisors were capped with paste A (GA) and two with paste...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Microbiology; Dental pulp capping; Medicinal plants.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782015000601073