Application of essential oils and polyphenols as natural antimicrobial agents in postharvest treatments: Advances and challenges. [PDF]
Food Sci Nutr, 2020 Advances and challenges must be overcome to promote application of essential oils and polyphenols as antimicrobial agents. Use of coating and encapsulation techniques as emerging methods that improve their effectiveness Abstract The use of natural antimicrobial agents is an attractive ecological alternative to the synthetic fungicides applied to ...
Aguilar-Veloz LM +3 more
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Plant-Derived Antioxidants in Disease Prevention. [PDF]
Oxid Med Cell Longev, 2016 Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016.
Szymanska R, Pospisil P, Kruk J.
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Homogalacturonan From Yellow Passion Fruit Peel Ameliorates Intestinal Injury in DSS-Induced Colitis in Mice. [PDF]
J Cell Mol MedABSTRACT Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease characterised by persistent inflammation of the colonic mucosa. Symptoms include bloody diarrhoea and abdominal pain, which have a significant impact on quality of life. Current treatments mainly alleviate symptoms and maintain remission, but natural therapeutic alternatives are still ...
Mazeti SSS +8 more
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Remarkable anti-trichomonas vaginalis activity of plants traditionally used by the Mbyá-Guarani indigenous group in Brazil. [PDF]
Biomed Res Int, 2013 Trichomonas vaginalis, a flagellate protozoan, is the causative agent of trichomonosis, the most common nonviral sexually transmitted disease worldwide. Taking into account the increased prevalence of metronidazole‐resistant isolates, alternative drugs are essential for the successful treatment.
Brandelli CL +3 more
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Antioxidant and Antihyperlipidemic Effects of Campomanesia adamantium O. Berg Root. [PDF]
Oxid Med Cell Longev, 2016 Campomanesia adamantium O. Berg, popularly known as guavira, has been used in Brazilian traditional medicine for reduction of serum lipid. The present study was carried out to investigate the antioxidant and antihyperlipidemic effects of Campomanesia adamantium root aqueous extract (ExCA).
Espindola PP +7 more
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Medicinal Plants from Brazilian Cerrado: Antioxidant and Anticancer Potential and Protection against Chemotherapy Toxicity. [PDF]
Oxid Med Cell Longev, 2019 The use of natural antioxidants in cancer therapy has increased: first, due to the potential of natural antioxidants to kill tumour cells and second, because of their capacity to protect healthy cells from the damage caused by chemotherapy. This review article discusses the antioxidant properties of extracts obtained from medicinal plants from the ...
de Giffoni de Carvalho JT +8 more
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Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) Beverage: Nutraceutical Ingredient or Conveyor for the Intake of Medicinal Plants? Evidence from Paraguayan Folk Medicine. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2018 The use of medicinal plants mixed with yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) has been poorly studied in the ethnopharmacological literature so far. The Paraguayan Mestizo people have the longest tradition of using the yerba mate beverage, apart from the indigenous Guarani people.
Kujawska M.
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Effects of Banana (Musa spp.) Bract Flour on Rats Fed High-Calorie Diet. [PDF]
Food Technol Biotechnol, 2023 Rezende Ferreira I +8 more
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Polysaccharides from Passion Fruit Peels: From an Agroindustrial By-Product to a Viable Option for 5-FU-Induced Intestinal Damage. [PDF]
Pharmaceuticals (Basel), 2023 da Silva KS +11 more
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The effect of using fruit peel on broiler growth and health. [PDF]
Vet World, 2023 Sugiharto S.
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