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Ackee (Blighia sapida K.D. Koenig) Leaves and Arils Methanolic Extracts Ameliorate CdCl2‐Induced Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Drosophila melanogaster

open access: yesOxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Different ethnomedical benefits have been documented on different parts of Ackee (Blighia sapida); however, their roles in ameliorating oxidative damages are not well established. CdCl2 inhibitory effects on some oxidative‐stress biomarkers and ameliorative potentials of Ackee leaves (AL) and arils (AS) methanolic extracts were studied using Drosophila
Omodele Ibraheem   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chemical and Antidiarrheal Studies ofPlinia cauliflora [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Medicinal Food, 2011
Plinia cauliflora (Mart.) Kausel, widespread in South America, has edible fruits, and its bark is commonly used against diarrhea and other disorders, on account of its astringency. Because diarrhea is still one of the most important causes of illness and death among children in developing countries, where the population turns to traditional medicine ...
Souza-Moreira, Tatiana M.   +6 more
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Fruit and Vegetable Peel‐Enriched Functional Foods: Potential Avenues and Health Perspectives

open access: yesEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Fresh fruit and vegetables are highly utilized commodities by health‐conscious consumers and represent a prominent segment in the functional and nutritional food sector. However, food processing is causing significant loss of nutritional components, and the generation of waste is creating serious economic and environmental problems.
Kanchan Bhardwaj   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bioactive Phenolic Compounds from Aerial Parts of Plinia glomerata [PDF]

open access: yesZeitschrift für Naturforschung C, 2007
Abstract The present work describes the antinociceptive properties and chemical composition of the aerial parts of Plinia glomerata (Myrtaceae). Both of the extracts evaluated, acetonic and methanolic, showed potent antinociceptive action, when analyzed against acetic acid-induced abdominal constrictions in mice, with calculated ID50 ...
Valdir Cechinel Filho   +7 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Niche shift of tephritid species after the Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) invasion in La Réunion

open access: yesDiversity and Distributions, Volume 27, Issue 1, Page 109-129, January 2021., 2021
Abstract Aim In a context of successive fruit fly invasions (Tephritidae), this study investigated how the top invader, Bactrocera dorsalis, displaced established fruit fly populations. We focused, particularly, on how this invasion impacted the host range and climatic niche of each resident species. Location La Réunion, France, Indian Ocean.
Laura Moquet   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Local Knowledge and Use of Medicinal Plants in a Rural Community in the Agreste of Paraíba, Northeast Brazil

open access: yesEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 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,
Ezequiel da Costa Ferreira   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Data on cell viability of human lung fibroblasts treated with polyphenols-rich extract from Plinia trunciflora (O. Berg) Kausel)

open access: yesData in Brief, 2016
Jaboticaba (Plinia trunciflora (O. Berg) Kausel) is a Brazilian native berry, which presents high levels of polyphenols. Here we provide data related to the effects of the polyphenols-rich extract from jaboticaba on the cell viability, mitochondrial ...
Caroline Calloni   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biotechnology in Plinia spp.: needs and perspectives for a neglected group of fruit species

open access: yesBiotecnología Vegetal, 2021
Plinia species comprise a group of underrated fruit trees native to the South and Central American neotropics. Their fruits have high potential as a nutraceutical food and to the medicinal industry.
Daniele Damian dos Santos   +4 more
doaj  

Os gêneros Calycorectes O. Berg, Hexachlamys O. Berg, Myrcianthes O. Berg, Myrciaria O. Berg e Plinia L. (Myrtaceae) na planície alagável do alto rio Paraná, Brasil The genera Calycorectes O. Berg, Hexachlamys O. Berg, Myrcianthes O. Berg, Myrciaria O. Berg and Plinia L.(Myrtaceae) in the Upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil

open access: yesActa Botânica Brasílica, 2004
O presente estudo teve por objetivo o levantamento das espécies de Calycorectes O. Berg, Hexachlamys O. Berg, Myrcianthes O. Berg, Myrciaria O. Berg e Plinia L.
Mariza Barion Romagnolo   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of 10 New Nuclear Microsatellite Markers in Acca sellowiana (Myrtaceae)

open access: yesApplications in Plant Sciences, 2014
Premise of the study: Microsatellite primers were identified and characterized in Acca sellowiana in order to expand the limited number of pre-existing polymorphic markers for use in population genetic studies for conservation, phylogeography, breeding ...
Gustavo H. F. Klabunde   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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