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Phytochemical analysis and modulation of antibiotic activity by Luehea paniculata Mart. & Zucc. (Malvaceae) in multiresistant clinical isolates of Candida spp. [PDF]

Biomed Res Int, 2015
The high incidence of fungal infections has led to the continuous search for new drugs. Extracts of Luehea paniculata, a tree of multiple medicinal uses, were evaluated for anti‐Candida activity, as well as its modulator potential of the Fluconazole antibiotic.
Calixto Júnior JT, Morais SM, Martins CG, Vieira LG, Morais-Braga MF, Carneiro JN, Machado AJ, Menezes IR, Tintino SR, Coutinho HD.   +9 more
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Evaluación de los efectos mutagénicos/antimutagénicos de Luehea divaricata en ratones [PDF]

Memorias del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud, 2016
La Lueheadivaricata Mart. conocida popularmente en el Paraguay como “ka´aovetî o ka´aovetîpytâ”, es una planta nativa de la región utilizada como fitoterápico.
Edith Alba Segovia, Romina Aidee Arrúa, Nathalia Celeste Barrozo, Rubén Darío Duré, Héctor David Nakayama, Inocencia Peralta   +5 more
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Atividade virucida de Luehea divaricata contra herpesvirus bovino [PDF]

, 2023
Nesta pesquisa, foi avaliada a atividade virucida de um extrato hidroalcoólico de Luehea divaricata com relação ao vírus BoHV-1, de ampla relevância na área da medicina ...
Silva, Wellington da Rocha da, Gressler, Renata Marques Pierobon, Hubner, Silvia de Oliveira, Núñez, Juliana Montiel, Fonseca, Renata Nobre da   +4 more
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Medicinal Plants from Northeastern Brazil against Alzheimer's Disease. [PDF]

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2017
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been linked with oxidative stress, acetylcholine deficiency in the brain, and inflammatory processes. In the northeast region of Brazil, various plants are used to treat several diseases associated with these processes; then an antioxidant test was performed with those plants in a previous work and twelve species with ...
Penido AB, De Morais SM, Ribeiro AB, Alves DR, Rodrigues AL, Dos Santos LH, de Menezes JE.   +6 more
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Remarkable anti-trichomonas vaginalis activity of plants traditionally used by the Mbyá-Guarani indigenous group in Brazil. [PDF]

Biomed Res Int, 2013
Trichomonas vaginalis, a flagellate protozoan, is the causative agent of trichomonosis, the most common nonviral sexually transmitted disease worldwide. Taking into account the increased prevalence of metronidazole‐resistant isolates, alternative drugs are essential for the successful treatment.
Brandelli CL, Vieira Pde B, Macedo AJ, Tasca T.   +3 more
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Pest categorisation of Morganella longispina. [PDF]

EFSA J
Abstract Following the commodity risk assessment of Acer palmatum plants grafted on Acer davidii from China, in which Morganella longispina (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) was identified as a pest of possible concern, the European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to conduct a pest categorisation of M.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Vicent Civera A, Baptista P, Berlin A, Chatzivassiliou E, Cubero J, Cunniffe N, de la Peña E, Desneux N, Di Serio F, Filipiak A, Gonthier P, Hasiów-Jaroszewska B, Jactel H, Landa BB, Maistrello L, Makowski D, Milonas P, Papadopoulos N, Potting R, Susi H, van der Gaag DJ, Gobbi A, Kertesz V, Maiorano A, Antonatos S, Papachristos D, Sfyra O.   +27 more
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The "hidden diversity" of medicinal plants in northeastern Brazil: diagnosis and prospects for conservation and biological prospecting. [PDF]

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2013
Increases in ethnobotanical studies and knowledge in recent decades have led to a greater and more accurate interpretation of the overall patterns related to the use of medicinal plants, allowing for a clear identification of some ecological and cultural phenomena.
Cavalcanti DR, Albuquerque UP.
europepmc   +2 more sources

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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The male germ unit association is independently regulated of GUM in Arabidopsis thaliana. [PDF]

Plant Direct
Abstract Cytoplasmic projections (CPs) formed by the generative and sperm cells link the male gametes with the vegetative cell (VC) nucleus, which are required to build the male germ unit (MGU) assemblage in the angiosperm pollen grain. As molecular and genetic controls underlying CP development and formation of the MGU are unknown, it was hypothesized
Rauf A, Wang A, Li Y, Lian Z, Wei S, Jabbar K, Wisal M, Khan I, Khalid M, Li J.   +9 more
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Exploring the Links between Ethnobotany, Local Therapeutic Practices, and Protected Areas in Santa Catarina Coastline, Brazil. [PDF]

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012
We investigated the knowledge of medicinal plants in two areas proposed for the creation of protected areas for sustainable use in the city of Imbituba (SC). In this study, we analyzed the influence of gender, form of learning, and modern medicine on medicinal plant knowledge while also reflecting on the relationship of this knowledge to in situ ...
Zank S, Hanazaki N.
europepmc   +2 more sources