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Pilocarpine content and molecular diversity in jaborandi

open access: yesScientia Agricola, 2006
Pilocarpine is an imidazol alkaloid exclusively found in Pilocarpus genus and P. microphyllus accumulates its highest content in the leaves. There is no report in the literature on the variability of the pilocarpine content in this genus. A population of
Sardul Singh Sandhu   +3 more
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Potential Distribution of Pilocarpus microphyllus in the Amazonia/Cerrado Biomes under Near-Future Climate Change Scenarios

open access: yesPlants, 2023
Pilocarpus microphyllus Stapf. ex Wardlew. (Rutaceae) is an endemic and threatened medicinal plant species from tropical Brazil. Popularly known as “jaborandi”, it is the unique natural source of pilocarpine, an alkaloid used to medical treat glaucoma ...
Waléria P. Monteiro   +4 more
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Extrativismo, cultivo e privatização do jaborandi (Pilocarpus microphyllus Stapf ex Holm.; Rutaceae) no Maranhão, Brasil Extractivism, cultivation and privatization of jaborandi (Pilocarpus microphyllus Stapf ex Holm.; Rutaceae) in Maranhão, Brazil

open access: yesActa Botânica Brasílica, 2002
Um dos processos associados com a expansão de fronteiras em países em desenvolvimento consiste na privatização de recursos naturais, anteriormente de uso comum por populações tradicionais.
Claudio Urbano B. Pinheiro
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Seasonal variation in the essential oil of Pilocarpus microphyllus Stapf.

open access: yesAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2003
The essential oils of the leaves and fine stems of Pilocarpus microphyllus, collected on iron mineralized soil of the Serra de Carajás, Southeast of Pará State, Brazil, during the rainy and dry seasons, were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by ...
FRANCISCA S. N. TAVEIRA   +3 more
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Brief Review on Piper aduncum L., its Bioactive Metabolites and its Potential to Develop Bioproducts

open access: yesBrazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2023
This literature brief review compiled the main biological activities and active chemical constituents that have already been isolated from Piper aduncum (Piperaceae), whose common name is spiked paper.
Valdenir Pereira Morais   +3 more
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HPLC-ESI-MS/MS of Imidazole Alkaloids in Pilocarpus microphyllus

open access: yesMolecules, 2008
Pilocarpine, an important imidazole alkaloid, is extracted from the leaves of Pilocarpus microphyllus (Rutaceae), known in Brazil as jaborandi and used mainly for the treatment of glaucoma.
Paulo Mazzafera   +4 more
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Parcerias institucionais e evolução do extrativismo de jaborandi na Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará, Brasil

open access: yesSustentabilidade em Debate, 2016
Este artigo discute o extrativismo vegetal na região Amazônica a partir da coleta extrativa de folhas de jaborandi, na região de Carajás (Pará, Brasil).
Fabiano Gumier-Costa   +3 more
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The Cardiorenal Effects of Piper amalago Are Mediated by the Nitric Oxide/Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate Pathway and the Voltage-Dependent Potassium Channels

open access: yesPharmaceuticals, 2023
Piper amalago L. is used in Brazilian traditional medicine to treat inflammation, chest pain, and anxiety. This study aimed to investigate the safety and the renal and cardiovascular effects of the volatile oil (VO) and the aqueous (AE) and ...
Luciane M. Monteiro   +13 more
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Alelopatia de extratos voláteis na germinação de sementes e no comprimento da raiz de alface Allelopathy of plant volatile extracts on seed germination and radicle length of lettuce

open access: yesPesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2004
O objetivo deste trabalho foi identificar possíveis efeitos alelopáticos de extratos voláteis de óleos essenciais na germinação e no comprimento da raiz de plântulas de alface.
Maria da Conceição Sampaio Alves   +3 more
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Aplicação exógena de quitosana no sistema antioxidante de jaborandi

open access: yesCiência Rural, 2016
A aplicação de eliciadores em plantas é utilizada em estudos de fisiologia para compreensão dos mecanismos de defesa ao ataque de herbívoros ou infecção por patógenos.
Sara Dousseau   +7 more
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