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Mutation of Cultural Information on the Use of Plant Complexes in Local Medical Systems
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 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.
Janilo I. M. Dantas +4 more
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Embryotoxic effects of Poincianella ( Caesalpinia ) pyramidalis leaves on pregnant rats [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2017 We investigated the embryotoxic and fetotoxic effects of Poincianella pyramidalis (Tul.) L.P. Queiroz (syn. Caesalpinia pyramidalis Tul.) leaves on pregnant rats ( Rattus norvegicus). Pregnant rats were divided into 4 groups: G1—fed a ration containing 5% P.
Antônio Carlos L, Câmara +5 more
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Ciência Florestal, 2018 A remarkable feature of the Brazilian semi-arid region is its highly irregular distribution of rainfall in space and time, with two marked periods: the rainy season, with erratic precipitation, of highly variable intensity; and the dry season, the ...
Cosmo Rufino de Lima +6 more
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In vitro callogenesis of Poincianella pyramidalis (catingueira)
Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, 2017 Abstract This work describes the establishment of procedures to induce in vitro callogenesis from Poincianella pyramidalis (Tul.) L. P. Queiroz, Fabaceae, explants. Nodal, internodal and leaf segments were isolated from in vitro germinated seedlings and cultured in MS medium with 0, 2.5, 5 and 10 mg l −1 of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid ...
Gomes-Copeland, Kicia K.P. +4 more
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Traditional use, phytochemistry and biological activities of Poincianella pyramidalys (Tul.) LP Queiroz [PDF]
African Journal of Biotechnology, 2015 The vegetation of Northeastern Brazil is an important source of income for the local population. Poincianella pyramidalis is a very important species in the semiarid and is inserted in various categories of ethnobotanical use, as foraging, construction and technology uses. However, the most important use is medicinal. Several preparations obtained from
Chaves, Thiago Pereira +8 more
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Análise fitofisionômica de duas áreas de floresta tropical sazonalmente seca
Geosul, 2022 Objetivou-se com o trabalho caracterizar estruturalmente a vegetação presente em duas diferentes fisionomias de caatinga no Sítio Aroeira Grande município de Baraúna/RN.
Rita Aparecida Miranda +2 more
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Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2016 The increase in Equus africanus asinus Linnaeus population in semiarid areas of Northeast Brazil had significant impacts on wild and rural areas. The objective of this work was to analyze the herbivory of E.
Otacilio Antunes Santana +1 more
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Antifungal activity of selected plant extracts based on an ethnodirected study [PDF]
Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2020 Plants have been reported as used by local populations to treat various infections for a long time, which has directed several pharmacological studies. The main aim of this work was to evaluate three plant selection criteria with better predictive power ...
Flávia dos Santos Silva +4 more
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Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2016 Poincianella pyramidalis (Fabaceae), Schinopsis brasiliensis (Anacardiaceae) and Sideroxylon obtusifolium (Sapotaceae) are native species of the Caatinga vegetation from northeastern Brazil and have both biological importance and potential economic uses.
Fabrício Francisco Santos da Silva +1 more
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Local Knowledge and Conservation Priorities of Medicinal Plants near a Protected Area in Brazil
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019 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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