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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 Antitick plants and related ethnoknowledge/ethnopractices with potential for integrated tick control and management strategies to improve livestock production are reviewed. About 231 plants reviewed showed a variety of bioactive properties, namely, being toxic, repellent, antifeedant, and antiovipositant and ability to immobilize target tick species ...
Wycliffe Wanzala, José L. Rios
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Efecto citoprotector del extracto acuoso de hojas de Bixa orellana (achiote) en úlceras gástricas inducidas por indometacina en un modelo de ratones [PDF]
, 2011 Los AINES son uno de los grupos terapéuticos más utilizados gracias a su efecto antiinflamatorio, anti‐pirético y analgésico; son fácilmente accesibles sin prescripción médica, lo que conlleva un alto porcentaje de automedicación.
Ancheta Henríquez, Julio Rodolfo +1 more
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Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 5, Issue 3, July–September 2024.Looking at different reforestation methods over 14 years in an Emberá Indigenous community in Panama we found that plots with native timber mixtures and monocultures stored three times more carbon than those with agroforestry or natural regrowth. Natural regrowth was less valued by participants due to the abundance of pioneer species, but it helped ...
Katia Forgues +7 more
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Medicinal Plants from Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Used as Immunostimulants
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016 A literature review was undertaken by analyzing distinguished books, undergraduate and postgraduate theses, and peer‐reviewed scientific articles and by consulting worldwide accepted scientific databases, such as SCOPUS, Web of Science, SCIELO, Medline, and Google Scholar.
Angel Josabad Alonso-Castro +3 more
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Agroindustrial Science, 2021 Las infusiones son bebidas elaboradas con plantas nativas o cultivadas. El objetivo de la investigación fue determinar el contenido macro (Ca, Na, K y Mg) y microelementos (Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Cr, Pb y Cd) mediante el uso de espectroscopía de emisión óptica ...
Elizabeth S. Ordoñez +2 more
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Estudio de factibilidad de creación de una empresa productora y comercializadora de tintes orgánicos a base de achiote [PDF]
, 2017 Trabajo de investigaciónCada vez más la industria alimenticia desea satisfacer las necesidades cambiantes de los consumidores, la preocupación por los componentes de los alimentos es, uno de estos son los colorantes que han pasado por una evolución a lo ...
Oñate-Arboleda, Jennifer +2 more
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Wild insects and honey bees are equally important to crop yields in a global analysis
Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 33, Issue 7, July 2024.Abstract Aim Most of the world's food crops are dependent on pollinators. However, there is a great deal of uncertainty in the strength of this relationship, especially regarding the relative contributions of the honey bee (often a managed species) and wild insects to crop yields on a global scale.
James Reilly +5 more
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Traditional Uses, Chemical Constituents, and Biological Activities of Bixa orellana L.: A Review
The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014 Bixa orellana L., popularly known as “urucum,” has been used by indigenous communities in Brazil and other tropical countries for several biological applications, which indicates its potential use as an active ingredient in pharmaceutical products.
Daniela de Araújo Vilar +9 more
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Elaboración de un producto con base en colorantes naturales para teñir el cabello [PDF]
, 2012 Para la elaboración de un producto para teñir el cabello basado en colorantes naturales se hace una selección de colorantes extraídos de la diversidad Colombiana, adicionalmente se realiza un análisis de disponibilidad de los mismos para la viabilidad ...
Arroyave Alzate, María Elena +1 more
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The Use of Plants in Skin-Care Products, Cosmetics and Fragrances: Past and Present [PDF]
, 2018 This work discusses the way people have used plants over time (basically since Ancient Egypt) to care for their physical aspect, and also how natural resources (especially plants) are currently used in personal-care products.
Abdel-Maksoud +21 more
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