Physicochemical characterization and cosmetic applications of Passiflora nitida Kunth leaf extract [PDF]
Passiflora nitida Kunth, an Amazonian Passiflora species, is little studied, although the specie’s high biological potential. Herein the plant’s pharmacognostic characterization, extract production, antioxidant potential evaluation, and application of ...
Lucindo Quintáns +2 more
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Seeing the wood despite the trees: Exploring human disturbance impact on plant diversity, community structure, and standing biomass in fragmented high Andean forests. [PDF]
High Andean forests play a key role in providing ecosystem services for neighboring urban settlements. Here, we aimed to identify and understand the effects of anthropogenic perturbations on diversity, composition, and structure of plant communities, as well as aboveground biomass in high Andean forest remnants in the hinterland of Bogotá.
Calbi M +5 more
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Estudo farmacognóstico e atividade in vitro sobre a coagulação sanguínea e agregação plaquetária das folhas de Passiflora nitida Kunth (Passifloraceae) Pharmacognostic study and in vitro activity on blood coagulation and platelet aggregation of leaves of Passiflora nitida Kunth (Passifloraceae) [PDF]
O gênero Passiflora (Passifloraceae) é utilizado principalmente para tratar doenças do SNC e cardiovasculares. A espécie Passiflora nitida Kunth é comumente conhecida como “maracujá-do-mato".
Maria José de Carvalho +6 more
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Características físico-químicas e produtividade de acessos de Passiflora nitida Kunth procedentes do Centro-Norte do Brasil Physical and chemical characteristics and yield of Passiflora nitida Kunth accessions from North and Central regions of Brazil [PDF]
O maracujá-suspiro (Passiflora nitida Kunth) é uma espécie silvestre amplamente distribuída no território nacional. Tem alto potencial para o melhoramento visando à resistência a diversas doenças que provocam perdas expressivas em cultivos comerciais de ...
Nilton Tadeu Vilela Junqueira +5 more
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Herbal Medicinal Products from Passiflora for Anxiety: An Unexploited Potential. [PDF]
Herbal medicines containing Passiflora species have been widely used to treat anxiety since ancient times. The species Passiflora incarnata L. is included in many Pharmacopoeias, and it is the most used species in food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries. However, there are around 600 species of the genus Passiflora and probably other species that
da Fonseca LR +6 more
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Medicinal Plants and Their Inhibitory Activities against Pancreatic Lipase: A Review. [PDF]
Obesity is recognized as a major life style disorder especially in developing countries and it is prevailing at an alarming speed in new world countries due to fast food intake, industrialization, and reduction of physical activity. Furthermore, it is associated with a vast number of chronic diseases and disabilities.
Seyedan A +4 more
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Utilização do ácido giberélico para a quebra de dormência de sementes de Passiflora nitida Kunth germinadas in vitro [PDF]
A obtenção de um protocolo para o estabelecimento in vitro de plantas provenientes de sementes de Passiflora spp. é muito importante para se obterem plantas assépticas, além de proporcionarem oportunidade de manutenção de bancos de germoplasma in vitro.
Luis Bernacci +1 more
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A obtenção de um protocolo para o estabelecimento in vitro de plantas provenientes de sementes de Passiflora spp. é muito importante para se obterem plantas assépticas, além de proporcionarem oportunidade de manutenção de bancos de germoplasma in vitro ...
Ilene Ribeiro da Silva Passos +5 more
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The "hidden diversity" of medicinal plants in northeastern Brazil: diagnosis and prospects for conservation and biological prospecting. [PDF]
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.
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Ethnopharmacology of medicinal plants of the pantanal region (mato grosso, Brazil). [PDF]
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.
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