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The status of ethnopharmacology in Brazil
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 1993Brazil is a country of interest to ethnopharmacology because of its great wealth of cultural and biological diversity. This paper describes relevant research activities in the areas of botany, chemistry, basic and clinical pharmacology, and discusses the key factors that shaped ethnopharmacology development in the country.
Elaine Elisabetsky
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Ethnopharmacology and drug discovery
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2005Ethnopharmacology and natural product drug discovery remains a significant hope in the current target-rich, lead-poor scenario. Many modern drugs have origin in traditional medicine and ethnopharmacology. Traditional Indian Medicine - Ayurveda has a long history and is one of the great living traditions.
Bhushan Patwardhan
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The American journal of nursing, 2005
Ethnopharmacologic research has revealed that ethnicity significantly affects drug response. Genetic or cultural factors, or both, may influence a given drug's pharmacokinetics (its absorption, metabolism, distribution, and elimination) and pharmacodynamics (its mechanism of action and effects at the target site), as well as patient adherence and ...
Cora, Muñoz, Cheryl, Hilgenberg
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Ethnopharmacologic research has revealed that ethnicity significantly affects drug response. Genetic or cultural factors, or both, may influence a given drug's pharmacokinetics (its absorption, metabolism, distribution, and elimination) and pharmacodynamics (its mechanism of action and effects at the target site), as well as patient adherence and ...
Cora, Muñoz, Cheryl, Hilgenberg
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The ethnopharmacology of pituri
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 1983During the 19th and early part of the 20th century, Australian Aborigines exploited a plant, Duboisia hopwoodii F. Meull. The leaves were cured and packaged in specially woven containers and the finished product, pituri, traded throughout half a million square kilometres of territory.
Watson, P. L. +2 more
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Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 1993
A variety of pharmacological models are utilized in the evaluation of ethnomedicine. Most investigations are focused on developing new leads for therapeutic agents. However, there should be more efforts focused on the development of ethnomedicines because of their accessibility and acceptability in areas where modern medicine is not readily available ...
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A variety of pharmacological models are utilized in the evaluation of ethnomedicine. Most investigations are focused on developing new leads for therapeutic agents. However, there should be more efforts focused on the development of ethnomedicines because of their accessibility and acceptability in areas where modern medicine is not readily available ...
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Ethnopharmacology of Lippia alba
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2008Chemical, ethnopharmacological and pharmacological research on Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Brown and the evidence that exists for its various usages have been looked for, focusing on high quality studies.The species is mainly used against digestive and respiratory ailments, and as a sedative and antihypertensive remedy.Seven chemotypes exist for the ...
Thierry, Hennebelle +3 more
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Ethnopharmacology in the Brazilian Amazon
Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 1994The potential pharmaceutical wealth of the Brazilian Amazon has attracted international attention from the general and scientific community. The role that ethnopharmacology can have in the discovery and development of new drugs from a region hosting such enormous cultural and biological diversity is discussed.
E, Elisabetsky, P, Shanley
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Ethnopharmacology and western medicine
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 1989The contribution of plants to western medicine is briefly considered using alkaloids as examples of one class of pharmacologically active natural product. Plants and plant products are present in 14 of the 15 therapeutic categories of pharmaceutical preparations which are currently recommended to medical practitioners in the U.K.
J D, Phillipson, L A, Anderson
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The importance of weeds in ethnopharmacology
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2001Tropical primary forest is often considered to be the most important habitat for traditional peoples to gather medicinal plants. However, the role of weeds, commonly found in disturbed areas, in traditional medicinal floras has been overlooked. Data are presented showing the significant representation of weeds in the medicinal floras of the Highland ...
J R, Stepp, D E, Moerman
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Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 1990
To enhance understanding about the relationship between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and intravenous drug use, this article proposes extending the goals, means, and scope of ethnopharmacology to community based drug abuse research. Data for this article were collected through the National AIDS Demonstration Research (NADR) project in ...
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To enhance understanding about the relationship between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and intravenous drug use, this article proposes extending the goals, means, and scope of ethnopharmacology to community based drug abuse research. Data for this article were collected through the National AIDS Demonstration Research (NADR) project in ...
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