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Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants of the Pantanal Region (Mato Grosso, Brazil)

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 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.
Isanete Geraldini Costa Bieski, Fabrício Rios Santos, Rafael Melo de Oliveira, Mariano Martinez Espinosa, Miramy Macedo, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Domingos Tabajara de Oliveira Martins, Maria Franco Trindade Medeiros   +7 more
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Hancornia speciosa Gomes (Apocynaceae) as a potential anti-diabetic drug

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2015
The leaves of Hancornia speciosa Gomes are traditionally used to treat diabetes in Brazil. The aim of the study is to evaluate the potential anti-diabetic effect of Hancornia speciosa extract and derived fractions.The ethanolic extract from Hancornia speciosa leaves and chromatographic fractions thereof were evaluated on α-glucosidase assay, on ...
Pereira, Aline C., Pereira, Ana Bárbara D., Moreira, Carolina C.L., Botion, Leida M., Lemos, Virgínia S., Braga, Fernão C., Cortes, Steyner F.   +6 more
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Efeito de diferentes concentrações de AIB na multiplicação in vitro de Hancornia speciosa Gomes.

Ornamental Horticulture, 2007
A mangabeira (Hancornia speciosa Gomes), espécie arbórea nativa do Cerrado, apresenta um grande potencial como planta frutífera e na recuperação de áreas degradadas (Vieira Neto, 1994).
Eduardo Bucsan Emrich, Renato Paiva, Fernanda Pereira Soares, Diogo Pedrosa Corrêa da Silva, Vanessa Cristina Stein, Milene Alves de Figueiredo   +5 more
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Intracultural Variation in the Knowledge of Medicinal Plants in an Urban‐Rural Community in the Atlantic Forest from Northeastern Brazil

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 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.
Cecília de Fátima Castelo Branco Rangel de Almeida, Marcelo Alves Ramos, Rafael Ricardo Vasconcelos Silva, Joabe Gomes de Melo, Maria Franco Trindade Medeiros, Thiago Antonio de Sousa Araújo, Alyson Luiz Santos de Almeida, Elba Lúcia Cavalcanti de Amorim, Rômulo Romeu da Nóbrega Alves, Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque, Ana H. Ladio   +10 more
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Genetic diversity and structure of Hancornia speciosa Gomes populations characterized by microsatellites markers

Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, 2022
Hancornia speciosa Gomes, a native fruit tree, plays an important socio-economic role in Brazil’s traditional communities. The objective was to estimate the genetic structure of 176 individuals from eight locations in the Cerrado, Caatinga and Atlantic ...
Edson Ferreira da Silva, Ana Kelly S. Maia, Jackeline Terto, Iêda Ferreira de Oliveira, Wellington Ferreira do Nascimento, Cícero Almeida   +5 more
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Brazilian Biomes as Promising Resources of Rhodotorula Yeasts for the Biotechnological Production of Carotenoids

Chemistry &Biodiversity, Volume 22, Issue 10, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Yeasts belonging to the genus Rhodotorula are capable of synthesizing carotenoids, such as β‐carotene, γ‐carotene, torulene, torularodine, and astaxanthin. These carotenoids have been shown to offer health benefits to humans, such as immune system strengthening and a reduced risk of chronic degenerative diseases.
David Cristian Rodrigues Lucas, Renan Campos Chisté   +1 more
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Medicinal Plants Used as Antitumor Agents in Brazil: An Ethnobotanical Approach

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2011, Issue 1, 2011., 2011
In this study, we describe the medicinal plants that have been reported to be antitumor agents and that have been used in ethnobotanic research in Brazil to answer the following questions: what is the abundance of plants reported to be antitumor in Brazil?
Joabe Gomes de Melo, Ariane Gaspar Santos, Elba Lúcia Cavalcanti de Amorim, Silene Carneiro do Nascimento, Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque   +4 more
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Caracterização de frutos e árvores de populações naturais de Hancornia speciosa Gomes do cerrado Characterization of fruits and trees from natural population of Hancornia speciosa Gomes of cerrado

Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2010
O trabalho objetivou caracterizar árvores e frutos de populações naturais de Hancornia speciosa Gomes, bem como avaliar a distribuição da variabilidade fenotípica existente.
Rita Maria Devós Ganga, Gislene Auxiliadora Ferreira, Lázaro José Chaves, Ronaldo Veloso Naves, Jorge Luiz do Nascimento   +4 more
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Therapeutic Efficacy of Quercetin and Its Nanoformulation Both the Mono‐ or Combination Therapies in the Management of Cancer: An Update with Molecular Mechanisms

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Quercetin, a major representative of the flavonol subclass found abundantly in almost all edible vegetables and fruits, showed remarkable therapeutic properties and was beneficial in numerous degenerative diseases by preventing lipid peroxidation. Quercetin is beneficial in different diseases, such as atherosclerosis and chronic inflammation.
Tanzila Akter Eity, Md. Shimul Bhuia, Raihan Chowdhury, Shakil Ahmmed, Salehin Sheikh, Rima Akter, Muhammad Torequl Islam, Zhengwei Huang   +7 more
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MANGABEIRA: PATENTED TECHNOLOGY MONITORING

Revista INGI, 2020
O Brasil é considerado um dos países com a maior biodiversidade do mundo e possui alto potencial para inovações de base biológica. Por esse motivo, é alvo de pesquisas desenvolvidas por indústrias farmacêuticas, de alimentos, cosméticos, entre outras ...
Valdinete Vieira Nunes, Juliana Lopes Souza, Crislaine Costa Calazans, Sara Lorena de Pádua Souza, Renata Silva-Mann   +4 more
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