Local Knowledge and Use of Medicinal Plants in a Rural Community in the Agreste of Paraíba, Northeast Brazil. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2021 The use of medicinal plants is an important source of therapeutic resources in rural communities and the wide versatility of some species may attract interest for prospecting studies. The aim of this study was to record and analyze local knowledge and the use of medicinal plants in the rural community of Malícia, municipality of Araçagi, Paraíba State,
da Costa Ferreira E +7 more
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Plant functional types broadly describe water use strategies in the Caatinga, a seasonally dry tropical forest in northeast Brazil. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2021 Plant functional types in the Caatinga seasonally dry forests can be defined according to phenology and wood density. Our work demonstrates that there is a tight correspondence between these plant function types and water use strategies. Abstract In seasonally dry tropical forests, plant functional type can be classified as deciduous low wood density ...
Wright CL +4 more
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Isolation, Purification, and Characterization of Homogenous Novel Bioactive Protein from Datura stramonium Stem Exhibited Larvicidal Activity against Anopheles stephensi. [PDF]
J Trop Med, 2022 The insecticidal resistance of mosquitoes necessitates the development of a natural, safe, and plant‐based method for vector control. Unfortunately, there are no effective vaccines or particular medications available to combat malaria; therefore, mosquitoes must be targeted directly. Previous studies have shown the health benefits of Datura stramonium,
Kirar M, Singh SP, Sehrawat N.
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Litter Dynamics and Nutrient Stocks in a Chronosequence of Hyperxerophilous Forest Under the Effect of Clear Felling. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe investigated litter accumulation and nutrient stocks across a forest regeneration chronosequence in hyperxerophilous Caatinga following clear‐cutting. Using multivariate statistics and structural decomposition indices, we identified functional litter profiles and their association with nutrient cycling and soil resilience. Our findings highlight how
de Araújo Filho RN +5 more
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Allelopathy as a Strategy for Biological Invasion: Calotropis procera and Its Impact on Plant Succession. [PDF]
Chem BiodiversStages of the study on the allelopathic potential of Calotropis procera (Aiton) W. T. Aiton. The image shows the collection of plant material, the decomposition of organic matter, the identification of bioactive compounds, and the effects on the germination of Handroanthus impetiginosus (Mart. ex DC.) Mattos.
de Alcântara BM +7 more
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Modeling the current and future habitat suitability of Neltuma pallida in the dry forest of northern Peru under climate change scenarios to 2100. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe objective of this research was to evaluate the current and future distribution and conservation status of Neltuma pallida in the Peruvian dry forest under climate change scenarios over the last few years. The findings indicated that the likely range of habitats for N. pallida was shaped by factors such as the average temperature of wettest quarter,
Barboza E +11 more
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Analysis of the Variability of Therapeutic Indications of Medicinal Species in the Northeast of Brazil: Comparative Study. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2018 Ethnopharmacological Relevance. This study aims to evaluate the versatility of these species and their agreement of use and/or the informants’ knowledge and verify the variability of the information on the indicated medicinal species in comparison to other species from northeastern Brazilian areas. Materials and Methods.
Ferreira Macedo JG +9 more
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Mutation of Cultural Information on the Use of Plant Complexes in Local Medical Systems. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2020 Despite being an affable strategy of adaptive expectation, the transmission of cultural information can result in unintended changes in the information. This is known as “mutation” in the theory of cultural evolution. The occurrence of information mutations in local medical systems may be greater in some situations.
Dantas JIM +3 more
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Neuroprotective Properties of a Standardized Extract from Myracrodruon urundeuva Fr. All. (Aroeira-Do-Sertão), as Evaluated by a Parkinson’s Disease Model in Rats [PDF]
Parkinson's Disease, 2014 Myracrodruon urundeuva Fr. All. (Anacardiaceae) is a Brazilian medicinal species, which is common to the Northeastern Brazilian semiarid region, whose stem-bark is widely used in folk medicine.
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Germination patterns and seedling growth of congeneric native and invasive Mimosa species: Implications for risk assessment. [PDF]
Ecol EvolComparing the traits of congeneric native and invasive plants provides insights on the invasiveness of the introduced species. We compared germination pattern and seedling growth vigor of native Mimosa himalayana and invasive M. diplotricha which are sympatrically occurring in southeastern Nepal.
Kharel N +6 more
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