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Evaluation of extracts from Coccoloba mollis using the Salmonella/microsome system and in vivo tests [PDF]

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2010
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.
Marcela Stefanini Tsuboy, Juliana Cristina Marcarini, Dalva Trevisan Ferreira, Elisa Raquel Anastácio Ferraz, Farah Maria Drumond Chequer, Danielle Palma de Oliveira, Lúcia Regina Ribeiro, Mário Sérgio Mantovani   +7 more
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Avaliação antimicrobiana in vitro das espécies vegetais Coccoloba mollis, Triplaris americana e Coutarea hexandra [PDF]

Revista Principia, 2022
O presente artigo consiste em um estudo experimental que investigou a atividade antimicrobiana in vitro de 68 amostras das espécies vegetais Coccoloba mollis, Triplaris americana e Coutarea hexandra contra os microrganismos Staphylococcus aureus ...
Davi Porfirio da Silva, Lívia Santiago Teixeira Vilela, Maria Lysete de Assis Bastos, Eliana Maria Mauricio da Rocha   +3 more
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Phytochemical and antifungal activity of anthraquinones and root and leaf extracts of Coccoloba mollis on phytopathogens [PDF]

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2011
The aim of this work was to study the phytochemical and antifungal activity of anthraquinones and root and leaf extracts of Coccoloba mollis on phytopathogens.
Iuri Bezerra de Barros, Juliana Feijó de Souza Daniel, Jurandir Pereira Pinto, Maria Inês Rezende, Raimundo Braz Filho, Dalva Trevisan Ferreira   +5 more
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Evaluation of the Larvicidal Efficacy of Five Indigenous Weeds against an Indian Strain of Dengue Vector, Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae). [PDF]

J Parasitol Res, 2016
Background and Objectives. Aedes aegypti, dengue fever mosquito, is primarily associated with the transmission of dengue and chikungunya in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The present investigations were carried out to assess the larvicidal efficiency of five indigenous weeds against Ae. aegypti. Methods. The 1,000 ppm hexane and ethanol
Sharma A, Kumar S, Tripathi P.
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Toxicidade, atividade antioxidante e caracterização fitoquímica das raízes e folhas de Coccoloba mollis.

Semina: Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, 2010
Coccoloba mollis é uma planta medicinal utilizada em Londrina, Paraná Brasil. O extrato das raízes apresentou  maior atividade contra a Artemia salina (CL50 68.5 microg/mL) do que o extrato das folhas (CL50 1342 microg mL) e demonstrou boa atividade ...
Iuri Bezerra de Barros, Queli Cristina Fidelis, Juliana Feijo de Souza Daniel, Jurandir Pereira Pinto, Audrey Alesandra Stinhen Garcia Lonni, Gideão Silva Ribeiro, Raimundo Braz- Filho, Norton Resende de Araújo, Dalva Trevisan Ferreira   +8 more
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Adaptive Seedling Strategies in Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests: A Comparative Study of Six Tree Species [PDF]

Plants
This study examines seed germination strategies and seedling establishment in six tree species typical of seasonally dry tropical forests. We focused on how interspecific and intraspecific differences in seed size and germination speed influence biomass ...
Carlos Ivan Espinosa, Elvia Esparza, Andrea Jara-Guerrero   +2 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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A new species of Coccoloba P. Browne (Polygonaceae) from the Brazilian Amazon with exceptionally large leaves [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 2019
We describe and illustrate a new species of Coccoloba (Polygonaceae), named Coccoloba gigantifolia, from the Brazilian Amazon. It resembles Coccoloba mollis Casar, but differs from the latter species by its much larger leaves in the fertile branches. The
Efigenia de MELO, Carlos Alberto CID FERREIRA, Rogério GRIBEL   +2 more
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Toxicity, antioxidant activity and phytochemical characterization of Coccoloba mollis roots and leaves

Semina: Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, 2010
Coccoloba mollis is a plant that is used in medicine in Londrina, Brazil. The root extract showed stronger activity against A. salina (68.5 μg/mL) than did the leaf extract (1342 μg mL), and demonstrated good activity when compared with the positive ...
Iuri Bezerra de Barros, Queli Cristina Fidelis, Juliana Feijo de Souza Daniel, Jurandir Pereira Pinto, Audrey Alesandra Stinhen Garcia Lonni, Gideão Silva Ribeiro, Raimundo Braz- Filho, Norton Resende de Araújo, Dalva Trevisan Ferreira   +8 more
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In VitroEvaluation of the Genotoxic Activity and Apoptosis Induction of the Extracts of Roots and Leaves from the Medicinal PlantCoccoloba mollis(Polygonaceae) [PDF]

Journal of Medicinal Food, 2010
Coccoloba mollis (Family Polygonaceae) is a medicinal plant popularly used in cases of memory loss, stress, insomnia, anemia, impaired vision, and sexual impotence, but the scientific literature, to date, lacks studies on the biological effects of this species, particularly with regard to cytotoxicity and induction of DNA damage. The aim of the present
Tsuboy, Marcela S., Marcarini, Juliana C., Luiz, Rodrigo C., Barros, Iuri B., Ferreira, Dalva T., Ribeiro, Lucia R., Mantovani, Mario S.   +6 more
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