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Since its inception, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has infected millions of people around the world. Therefore, it is necessary to find effective treatments against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), as it is the viral source of COVID‐19.
Mohammad Bagher Majnooni +6 more
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Sustainability of Jaborandi in the eastern Brazilian Amazon
The genus Pilocarpus (Rutaceae) includes the only known species able to synthesize pilocarpine, an imidazole alkaloid largely employed in glaucoma and xerostomia treatments.
Cecilio Frois Caldeira +11 more
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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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2.1. Phylogeny of Pilocarpus All three methods (Parsimony, Bayesian, Maximum Likelihood) confirmed that Pilocarpus species are monophyletic, and the genus is made up of two major clades (Fig. 2). These two major clades are geographically defined: Clade 1 (P. microphyllus Stapf ex Wardlew., P. trachyllophus Holmes, P.
Allevato, Daniella M. +4 more
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A investigação química da espécie Pilocarpus spicatus, popularmente conhecida como jaborandi e usada na medicina tradicional para doenças como estomatite, febre, bronquite e psoríase, teve por objetivo o isolamento e/ou identificação de substâncias ...
C.V Silva +3 more
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Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that affects million people worldwide, mostly in developing countries. Ruta graveolens (Rutaceae) is a plant used in folk medicine to treat several diseases, including parasitic infections. In this study, we reported the in vitro schistosomicidal activity of the R.
Lara Soares Aleixo de Carvalho +9 more
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Local Knowledge and Conservation Priorities of Medicinal Plants near a Protected Area in Brazil
We investigated the influence of socioeconomic factors (age, gender, and occupation) on the local knowledge of medicinal plants in the Araripe National Forest, Brazil, and the priority of conservation of the species as perceived by people. Additionally, priority species for in situ conservation were identified by calculating conservation priority (CP).
Noelia Ferreira da Silva +6 more
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Antimycobacterial and cytotoxicity activity of synthetic and natural compounds
Antimycobacterial and cytotoxicity activity of synthetic and natural compounds. Secondary metabolites from Curvularia eragrostidis and Drechslera dematioidea, Clusia sp.
Ana O. de Souza +11 more
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One of the most common diseases of old age in modern societies is glaucoma. It is strongly connected with increased intraocular pressure (IOP) and could permanently damage vision in the affected eye. As there are only a limited number of chemical compounds that can decrease IOP as well as blood flow in eye vessels, the up‐to‐date investigation of new ...
Dorota Szumny +10 more
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Quantitative Analysis of Resorcinol from Marketed Hair Tonic Using Liquid Chromatographic Technique
Quantitative estimation of resorcinol from marketed pharmaceutical formulation has been reported in this study. Resorcinol as a pharmaceutical ingredient has a broad spectrum of application but its application is limited due to its toxic side effects. Method for the accurate estimation of resorcinol is therefore essential.
Amit Kumar De +3 more
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