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Informal Trade of Psychoactive Herbal Products in the City of Diadema, SP, Brazil: Quality and Potential Risks. [PDF]

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2013
The present study aimed to assess the quality and risks involved in the consumption of psychoactive herbal products (PHs) that are available through informal commerce in the city of Diadema, SP, Brazil.
Soares Neto JA, Kato EM, Bugno A, Galduróz JC, Marques LC, Macrini T, Rodrigues E.   +6 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Heteropterys cotinifolia: a neuropharmacological and phytochemical approach with possible taxonomic implications. [PDF]

ScientificWorldJournal, 2013
Heteropterys cotinifolia(Malpighiaceae) has been used in traditional Mexican medicine mainly for the treatment of nervous disorders. However, the specific neuropharmacological activities responsible for this use remain to be defined.
Huerta-Reyes M, Zamilpa A, Álvarez-Chimal R, Luna-Manzanares JÁ, León-Velasco ME, Aguilar-Rojas A, Jiménez-Estrada M, Campos-Lara MG.   +7 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Memory retrieval improvement by Heteropterys aphrodisiaca in aging rats [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2011
Few data exists about the pharmacological properties of Heteropterys aphrodisiaca O. Mach. (Malpighiaceae), which is native to the scrubland regions of Brazil. The present study investigated the effects of oral treatment with H.
Suzana Maria Pereira Galvão, Fúlvio Rieli Mendes, Maria Gabriela Menezes de Oliveira, Rita Mattei, João Carlos Palazzo de Mello, Walter Antonio Roman Júnior, Elisaldo de Araújo Carlini   +6 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
europepmc   +2 more sources

More resistant tendons obtained from the association of Heteropterys aphrodisiaca and endurance training. [PDF]

BMC Complement Altern Med, 2011
Background Popular Brazilian medicine uses Heteropterys aphrodisiaca infusion as a tonic or stimulant, for the treatment of nervous debility and breakdown and for muscle and bone weakness.
Monteiro JC, Gomes ML, Tomiosso TC, Nakagaki WR, Sbervelheri MM, Ferrucci DL, Pimentel ER, Dolder H.   +7 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Heteropterys tomentosa (A. Juss.) infusion counteracts Cyclosporin a side effects on the ventral prostate. [PDF]

BMC Complement Altern Med, 2013
Cyclosporin A (CsA) is an immunosuppressive drug widely used in treatment of auto-immune diseases or after organ transplants. However, several side effects are commonly associated with CsA long term intake, some regarding to loss of reproductive organ ...
Freitas KM, Monteiro JC, Gomes ML, Taboga SR, Dolder H.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Controle farmacognóstico das raízes de Heteropteris aphrodisiaca O. Mach. (Malpighiaceae) [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, 2007
The roots of Heteropteris aphrodisiaca, called " no-de-cachorro" (dog-knot) for their morphological similarity to the canine penis, are used in popular medicine as an aphrodisiac or stimulant, and to treat dysentery. The objective of the present study was to characterize these roots morphoanatomically and physico-chemically.
Marques, Luís C., Pieri, Celina de, Roman-Júnior, Walter A., Cardoso, Mara L. C., Milaneze-Gutierre, Maria A., Mello, João C. P.   +5 more
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Avaliação farmacognóstica de Vernonia cognata Less. – Asteraceae, adulterante do nó-de-cachorro (Heteropterys aphrodisiaca O. Mach. – Malpighiaceae) [PDF]

BIOFARM - Journal of Biology & Pharmacy and Agricultural Management
O nome nó-de-cachorro refere-se principalmente às raízes de Heteropterys aphrodisiaca, espécie com efeitos positivos principalmente sobre a cognição. No entanto, o que se encontra comercialmente com essa denominação são órgãos subterrâneos de Vernonia cognata (nome atual Chrysolaena cognata), espécie ainda pouco estudada.
Luis Carlos Marques, Marcelo De Souza Pinto, Maria Cristina Marcucci, Sérgio De Mendonça   +3 more
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The effects of cyclosporin a and heteropterys tomentosa on the rat liver [PDF]

, 2021
Cyclosporin A (CsA) is a widely employed immunosuppressive drug that is associated with several side effects, among then hepatotoxicity. Heteropterys tomentosa is a Brazilian plant efficient in reducing damage caused by CsA on the rat testis and prostate.
Almeida, Jacqueline M., Camargo, Camila, de Freitas, Karine M., Diamante, Maria Aparecida S., do Vale, Jessica S. F., Dolder, Heidi, Jorge, Marcal H. A., Monteiro, Juliana C.   +7 more
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Efeito da luminosidade na germinação de sementes de nó-de-cachorro (Heteropteris aphrodisiaca O. Mach.)

Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais, 2002
Because the medicinal importance of "nó-de-cachorro" (Heteropteris aphrodisiaca O. Mach.) is necessary to study the germinative behavior of these seeds. Thus, this study had the objective of evaluating the luminosity effect on the seed germination of this species.
J. B. Arruda, I. P. Camargo, M. C. F. Albuquerque, M. F. B. Coelho, A. Ferronato   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source