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Food Research International, 2019 Amazonian plants possess high amounts of little-explored lipid compounds. Chemical parameters and lipophilic compounds present in twelve oils and fats from different Amazonian plants were characterized.
J. L. Serra +5 more
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Persistent effects of pre-Columbian plant domestication on Amazonian forest composition
Science, 2017 Past human influences on Amazonian forest The marks of prehistoric human societies on tropical forests can still be detected today. Levis et al. performed a basin-wide comparison of plant distributions, archaeological sites, and environmental data ...
C. Levis +152 more
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N,N‐dimethyltryptamine and Amazonian ayahuasca plant medicine [PDF]
Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, 2022 AbstractObjectiveReports have indicated possible uses of ayahuasca for the treatment of conditions including depression, addictions, post‐traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and specific psychoneuroendocrine immune system pathologies. The article assesses potential ayahuasca and N,N‐dimethyltryptamine (DMT) integration with contemporary healthcare.
Edward James +3 more
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Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia, 2022 Currently, available fish anesthetics can produce important side effects, including respiratory arrest and distress. Easy-to-implement alternatives with low toxicity are needed to ensure fish health as well as to help artisanal fisheries and fish sellers
M. Leite +10 more
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La fabrique des plantes globales. Une géographie de la mondialisation des végétaux d’Amazonie
Confins, 2021 Far from being an under-populated, wild or pristine region, the Amazon rainforest appears on the contrary to be a maker of global plants. What are the mechanisms of the globalization of Amazonian plants?
Bastien Beaufort
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Physical and chemical variability of Camu-camu fruits in cultivated and uncultivated areas of the Colombian Amazon [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2020 Camu-camu (Myrciaria dubia, Myrtaceae) has the highest reported vitamin C concentrations of any native Amazonian fruit tree species, with increasing demand in domestic and international markets.
Juan Carlos Aguirre-Neira +4 more
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Screening of plants found in Amazonas State for lethality towards brine shrimp [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2003 226 methanol and water extracts representing 74 mainly native plant species found in Amazonas State, Brazil, were tested at a standard concentration of 500 μg/mL for lethality towards larvae of the brine shrimp species Artemia franciscana.
Etienne Louis Jacques QUIGNARD +20 more
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Anatomical traits related to leaf and branch hydraulic functioning on Amazonian savanna plants
AoB Plants, 2023 Amazonian savannas are isolated patches of open habitats found within the extensive matrix of Amazonian tropical forests. There remains limited evidence on how Amazonian plants from savannas differ in the traits related to drought resistance and water ...
P. Simioni +9 more
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Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2021 ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Indigenous groups of the Amazon have developed intricate methods for the application of psychoactives, among which particularly the dieta or diet method of Peruvian-Amazonian traditional medicine stands out. It is a retreat-
I. Berlowitz +5 more
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