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Development of a Phytocosmetic Enriched with Pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Cambess) Oil [PDF]
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2020 The pulp oil of Caryocar brasiliense Camb., better known as pequi, is used in the typical cuisine of the Brazilian Cerrado region. It is also used in folk medicine to combat several types of disease of the respiratory system and skin.
Giovana Sant’Ana Pegorin +3 more
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Use of essential oils from plants of Araripe National Forest against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2023 Aedes aegypti control is achieved with chemical insecticides that can promote insecticide resistance. In the search for new forms of control, the use of botanical products is currently growing and many tests with oils have already been performed.
F. R. Azevedo +4 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018 The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of vegetable oils from plants grown in Brazil, first using the in vitro batch culture, and then evaluating the oil with methane (CH4) reducing potential in an in vivo experiment. The in vitro experiment
Danielle S. Freitas +10 more
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Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2018 Continued exposure to reactive oxygen species and inflammation are the rationale behind aging theories and associated diseases. Scientific evidence corroborates the ethnomedicinal use of the oil of pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.), a typical Brazilian ...
Mariana Matos Roll +4 more
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Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences, 2023 The aim of the study was to evaluate the performance and physiological responses of juvenile tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) fed diets containing pequi oil (Caryocar brasiliense, Camb).
Alysson Soares da Rocha +1 more
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Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2009 The present study aims to compare yield and quality of pequi pulp oil when applying two distinct processes: in the first, pulp drying in a tray dryer at 60ºC was combined with enzymatic treatment and pressing to oil extraction; in the second, a simple ...
Renata Gomes de Brito Mariano +2 more
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Revista Ceres, 2023 The phytonematodes seriously harm plants worldwide, reducing agricultural productivity, especially root-knot nematodes, genus Meloidogyne. An alternative form of control for this pathogen is the use of essential oils, which have a complex mixture of ...
Átila Alves Marques +4 more
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Caryocar brasiliense camb protects against genomic and oxidative damage in urethane-induced lung carcinogenesis [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2015 The antioxidant effects of Caryocar brasiliense Camb, commonly known as the pequi fruit, have not been evaluated to determine their protective effects against oxidative damage in lung carcinogenesis.
N.B.R. Colombo +8 more
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Comparative Properties of Amazonian Oils Obtained by Different Extraction Methods
Molecules, 2011 Pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.), babaçu (Orbignya phalerata Mart.), buriti (Mauritia flexuosa), and passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) oils were studied to determine their antibacterial, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities, as well as their total ...
Cláudio Galuppo Diniz +7 more
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Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2019 The oil from Pequi pulp, also known as pequi oil (PO) is a promising bioactive for the food industry, and complex coacervation is a simple encapsulation method to improve its stability and use as a food ingredient.
Williara Queiroz Oliveira +4 more
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