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Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial to Assess the Acute Diuretic Effect of Equisetum arvense (Field Horsetail) in Healthy Volunteers. [PDF]

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2014
In this double‐blind, randomized clinical trial, 36 healthy male volunteers were randomly distributed into three groups (n = 12) that underwent a three‐step treatment. For four consecutive days, we alternately administered a standardized dried extract of Equisetum arvense (EADE, 900 mg/day), placebo (corn starch, 900 mg/day), or hydrochlorothiazide (25 
Carneiro DM, Freire RC, Honório TC, Zoghaib I, Cardoso FF, Tresvenzol LM, de Paula JR, Sousa AL, Jardim PC, da Cunha LC.   +9 more
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Exploring the Links between Ethnobotany, Local Therapeutic Practices, and Protected Areas in Santa Catarina Coastline, Brazil. [PDF]

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012
We investigated the knowledge of medicinal plants in two areas proposed for the creation of protected areas for sustainable use in the city of Imbituba (SC). In this study, we analyzed the influence of gender, form of learning, and modern medicine on medicinal plant knowledge while also reflecting on the relationship of this knowledge to in situ ...
Zank S, Hanazaki N.
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The "hidden diversity" of medicinal plants in northeastern Brazil: diagnosis and prospects for conservation and biological prospecting. [PDF]

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2013
Increases in ethnobotanical studies and knowledge in recent decades have led to a greater and more accurate interpretation of the overall patterns related to the use of medicinal plants, allowing for a clear identification of some ecological and cultural phenomena.
Cavalcanti DR, Albuquerque UP.
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Intracultural variation in the knowledge of medicinal plants in an urban-rural community in the atlantic forest from northeastern Brazil. [PDF]

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012
This study assessed the intracultural knowledge of the use of medicinal plants in an urban‐rural community in an Atlantic forest fragment in northeastern Brazil. We examined the importance of native and exotic species and the effects of gender and age on that knowledge.
de Almeida Cde F, Ramos MA, Silva RR, de Melo JG, Medeiros MF, Araújo TA, de Almeida AL, de Amorim EL, Alves RR, de Albuquerque UP.   +9 more
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Ethnopharmacology of medicinal plants of the pantanal region (mato grosso, Brazil). [PDF]

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012
Traditional knowledge is an important source of obtaining new phytotherapeutic agents. Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants was conducted in Nossa Senhora Aparecida do Chumbo District (NSACD), located in Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil using semi‐structured questionnaires and interviews.
Bieski IG, Rios Santos F, de Oliveira RM, Espinosa MM, Macedo M, Albuquerque UP, de Oliveira Martins DT.   +6 more
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Plant extracts in the control of aphids Brevicoryne brassicae (L.) and Myzus persicae (Sulzer)
Extratos vegetais no controle dos afídeos Brevicoryne brassicae (L.) e Myzus persicae (Sulzer)

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2011
Were accomplished the effect of plant extracts of clove basil (Ocimum gratissimum L.), horsetail (Equisetum hyemale L.), coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) and tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) on Brevicoryne brassicae (L., 1758) and Myzus persicae (Sulzer ...
Rafael Reginato Ávila, Vanessa Durante Polonio, Caroline Caramano de Lourenço, Deise Cristina Feldhaus, Natalia de Almeida Batista, Cristina Batista de Lima, Jael Simões Santos Rando, Márcia Luiza Malanotte   +7 more
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DISTRIBUIÇÃO E ABUNDÂNCIA DA CAVALINHA, Scomber japonicus HOUTTUYN, NO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO (BRASIL)

Arquivos de Ciências do Mar, 2017
Este trabalho trata das capturas da cavalinha, Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, no Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil), realizadas por traineiras, durante as pescarias da sardinha-verdadeira, Sardinella brasiliensis (Steindachner, 1879), nos anos de 1993-1997, espécies que são encontradas nos mesmos cardumes. As pescarias da cavalinha têm mais importância nos
Melquíades Pinto Paiva, Gualdino Afonso Té   +1 more
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Evaluation of the riparian forest state program in Pitangueiras county, Parana /
Avaliação do programa estadual “Mata Ciliar” no município de Pitangueiras, Paraná

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2009
Riparian forest restoration is fundamental for maintenance of vegetable, animal and human life. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of a Riparian Forest state program in the enlargement of the riparian forests in Pitangueiras ...
Cristovon Videira Ripol, Ricardo Ralisch, Marli Candalaft Alcantara Parra Peres   +2 more
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Evaluation of plant aqueous extracts, added into the soil, on Meloidogyne javanica (Treub, 1885) Chitwood, 1949 /
Avaliação de extratos aquosos de várias espécies vegetais, aplicados ao solo, sobre Meloidogyne javanica (Treub, 1885) Chitwood, 1949

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2009
The use of plant extracts with nematicidal properties to control plant nematodes can be a useful alternative to small farmers, regarding its low cost and non-toxic effects.
Leandro Grassi de Freitas, Deisy Xavier Amora, Paulo Afonso Ferreira, Everaldo Antônio Lopes, Silamar Ferraz, Cristiane Gonçalves Gardiano   +5 more
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ESTUDO DO PERFIL DE SENSIBILIDADE A EXTRATOS NATURAIS EM CEPAS BACTERIANAS ISOLADAS DE AMOSTRAS DE URINA DE EXAMES DE ROTINA EM PESSOAS DA TERCEIRA IDADE

Revista UniVap
A fitoterapia tem sido estudada como alternativa para o tratamento de infecções do trato urinário (ITUs), comuns em idosos. Este estudo analisou amostras de urina de indivíduos com idade ≥55 anos para identificar alterações nos Elementos Anormais e ...
Melissa Consiglio Monqueiro, Nicole Xagoraris, Matheus Salgado de Oliveira, Jorge Luis Costa Carvalho, Guilherme Rodrigues Teodoro, Sônia Khouri Sibelino   +5 more
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