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Medicinal Plants from Brazilian Cerrado: Antioxidant and Anticancer Potential and Protection against Chemotherapy Toxicity

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019
The use of natural antioxidants in cancer therapy has increased: first, due to the potential of natural antioxidants to kill tumour cells and second, because of their capacity to protect healthy cells from the damage caused by chemotherapy. This review article discusses the antioxidant properties of extracts obtained from medicinal plants from the ...
José Tarcísio de Giffoni de Carvalho, Débora da Silva Baldivia, Daniel Ferreira Leite, Laura Costa Alves de Araújo, Priscilla Pereira de Toledo Espindola, Katia Avila Antunes, Paola Santos Rocha, Kely de Picoli Souza, Edson Lucas dos Santos, Patrícia Rijo   +9 more
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In vitro trypanocidal evaluation of pinane derivatives from essential oils of ripe fruits from Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (Anacardiaceae)

Química Nova, 2012
Essential oils of ripe fruits from Schinus terebinthifolius (Anacardiaceae), obtained using a pilot extractor and a Clevenger apparatus were chemically characterized.
Patricia Sartorelli, Jefferson S. Santana, Rafael C. Guadagnin, João Henrique G. Lago, Érika G. Pinto, André G. Tempone, Hélio A. Stefani, Marisi G. Soares, Adalberto M. da Silva   +8 more
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Ethnopharmacology Study of Plants from Atlantic Forest with Leishmanicidal Activity

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019
Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by a protozoan belonging to Leishmania genus. Different clinical outcomes can be observed depending on the parasite species and patient’s health condition. The outcomes can range from single cutaneous lesions to lethal visceral form.
Beatriz Mendes Santos, Adriana Bezerra-Souza, Sonia Aragaki, Eliana Rodrigues, Eric Umehara, João Henrique Ghilardi Lago, Márcia Dalastra Laurenti, Susan Pereira Ribeiro, Luiz Felipe Domingues Passero, Ghee T. Tan   +9 more
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Damages caused by cattle on different tree species in silvopastoral systems Danos causados por bovinos em diferentes espécies arbóreas recomendadas para sistemas silvipastoris

Pesquisa Florestal Brasileira, 2012
<p>We assessed the damage done by cattle in three species of trees in a silvopastoral system implanted in the subtropical region of Brazil. The species Schinus terebinthifolius (Raddi), Grevillea robusta (A. Cunn. Ex R.
Vanderley Porfírio-da-Silva, Anibal de Moraes, José Luis Moletta, Laíse da Silveira Pontes, Edilson Batista de Oliveira, Adelino Pelissari, Paulo César de Faccio Carvalho   +6 more
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Biologia, visitantes florais e potencial melífero de Tapirira guianensis (Anacardiaceae) na Amazônia Oriental. [PDF]

, 2015
Tapirira guianensis Aubl. é uma espécie arbórea, dioica, abundante nas florestas secundárias da Amazônia Oriental. Foram investigadas a biologia floral e a abundância e a riqueza dos visitantes florais, buscando informações para evidenciar o caráter ...
FERNANDES, M. M., JARDIM, M. A. G., VENTURIERI, G. C.   +2 more
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What Factors Guide the Selection of Medicinal Plants in a Local Pharmacopoeia? A Case Study in a Rural Community from a Historically Transformed Atlantic Forest Landscape

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018
The criteria that local people use for selecting medicinal plants have been a recurrent topic in pharmacology and ethnobotany. Two of the current hypotheses regarding this phenomenon, ecological apparency and diversification, attempt to explain the inclusion of “apparent” and “non‐apparent” and native and exotic taxa, respectively, in local ...
Taline Cristina da Silva, Josilene Marinho da Silva, Marcelo Alves Ramos, Victor Kuete   +3 more
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Antiparasitic Activity of Natural and Semi-Synthetic Tirucallane Triterpenoids from Schinus terebinthifolius (Anacardiaceae): Structure/Activity Relationships [PDF]

, 2014
Leishmaniasis and Chagas are diseases caused by parasitic protozoans that affect the poorest population in the World, causing a high mortality and morbidity.
Araujo, Ana Carolina C., Borborema, Samanta Etel T., Costa-Silva, Thais A. da, Lago, Joao Henrique G. [UNIFESP], Morais, Sergio Antonio L. de, Morais, Thiago R. [UNIFESP], Oliveira, Alberto de, Sartorelli, Patricia [UNIFESP], Scotti, Marcus T., Sousa, Raquel Maria F. de, Tempone, Andre G.   +10 more
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Phytochemical profile, antioxidant screening, and antidiabetic effect of pink pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi) leaves in diabetic mice

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
This current research explores the health benefits of pink pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi) leaves linked to damage associated with diabetes in diabetic mice.
Zakia Zouaoui, Abdelmounaim Laabar, Sara El Asri, Abdelhamid Ennoury, Imad Kabach, Luigi Mondello, Francesco Cacciola, Khalid Taghzouti, Mohamed Nhiri, Naima Nhiri   +9 more
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DIAGNOSE MORFOANATÔMICA DE AROEIRA (Schinus terebinthifolius RADDI, ANACARDIACEAE)

Visão Acadêmica, 2006
A família Anacardiaceae é de ocorrência pantropical e inclui espécies de importância alimentar, ornamental e medicinal. Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi, conhecido como aroeira, tem folhas e cascas de caule preparadas tradicionalmente na forma de decocto, com fins expectorante, anti-séptico, antidiarréico e cicatrizante.
Marcia Do Rocio DUARTE, M. Da G. TOLEDO, R. La B. de OLIVEIRA   +2 more
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Avaliação do extrato hidroalcoólico de Aroeira (Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi) no processo de cicatrização de feridas em pele de ratos Evaluation of hydroalcoholic extract of Aroeira (Shinus Terebinthifolius Raddi) in the healing process of wound skin in rats

Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2006
OBJETIVO: Avaliar o efeito cicatrizante da administração tópica do extrato hidroalcoólico de aroeira em feridas abertas na região dorsocostal de ratos.
Manoel Lages Castelo Branco Neto, Jurandir Marcondes Ribas Filho, Osvaldo Malafaia, Marco Antonio de Oliveira Filho, Nicolau Gregori Czeczko, Sonia Aoki, Regina Cunha, Vinicius Ribas Fonseca, Humberto Marten Teixeira, Luiz Roberto Farion de Aguiar   +9 more
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