Biochemical, hematological and histopathological evaluation of the toxicity potential of the leaf extract of Stachytarpheta cayennensis in rats [PDF]
Background and Aim: The many pharmacological potentials of Stachytarpheta cayennensis (L.C. Rich) Vahl, especially in managing central nervous system disorders, hypertension, diabetes and infections, have made it a subject of abuse, necessitating the ...
Oladotun A. Olayode +2 more
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Sedative and anxiolytic effects of the extracts of the leaves of <i>Stachytarpheta Cayennensis</i> in mice [PDF]
The leaves are used ethnomedicinally in Nigeria and other parts of the world for insomnia and anxiety among other uses. The investigations sought scientific evidence for the ethnomedicinal use of the leaves for the management of insomnia and anxiety as well as the neural mechanisms for the activities. The sedative and anxiolytic effects of the extracts
Olayiwola, G, Ukponmwan, O, Olawode, D
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Understanding how weed seed germination and emergence respond to environmental factors is critical to determining their adaptive capabilities and potential for infestations, and could also aid in the development of effective control practices ...
M.B. Dias Filho
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Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Rich.) Vahl: constituição fitoquímica preliminar e efeito antibacteriano / Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Rich.) Vahl: preliminary phytochemical constitution and antibacterial effect [PDF]
O uso de Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Rich.) Vahl, ou gervão, é amplamente difundido pela população para o tratamento de inflamações e disfunções do trato gastrointestinal. Os relatos da literatura sobre seus metabólicos secundários e efeitos farmacológicos são escassos.
Dalmagro, Ana Paula, Gasparetto, Adriana
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Hypoglycaemic Constituents of Stachytarpheta cayennensis Leaf
The aqueous infusion (tea) of Stachytarpheta cayennensis leaves is used ethnomedically in Peru, Nigeria and other tropical countries for the management of diabetes. Oral administration (p. o.) of aqueous (125 mg/kg) and methanolic (2000 mg/kg) extracts of the leaves to alloxan-diabetic rats showed significant blood glucose reductions by 43 and 53 ...
Adebajo, A C +12 more
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Pharmacological study of Stachytarpheta cayennensis Vahl in rodents
Freeze-dried aqueous extracts (AEs, 0.1-1g/kg body wt., p.o.) obtained from entire or selected parts of Stachytarpheta cayennensis were tested for their effects on gastric secretion, gastric motility, inflammation and pain in rodents, with the purpose of validating the plant's ethnomedical uses.
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Flora das cangas da Serra dos Carajás, Pará, Brasil: Verbenaceae [PDF]
Resumo Este estudo apresenta o tratamento taxonômico de Verbenaceae para as cangas da Serra dos Carajás (Pará, Brasil). Foram registrados três gêneros e cinco táxons: Lantana hirsuta subsp.
Pedro Henrique Cardoso +2 more
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A alelopatia é uma estratégia da planta para sua defesa e delimitação territorial, muito comum em plantas daninhas. O gervão (Stachytarpheta cayennensis) é uma espécie de planta daninha frequente em áreas de cultivo e urbanas na região amazônica do Brasil.
Teli Cristiane Briekowiec Kremer +4 more
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Pollination ecology in the tropical Andes: moving towards a cross‐scale approach [PDF]
ABSTRACT Plant–pollinator interactions structure ecological communities and represent a key component of ecosystem functioning. Pollination networks are expected to be more diverse and specialised in the tropics, but pollination ecology in these regions has been understudied in comparison to other areas.
Cristina Rueda‐Uribe +25 more
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Stachytarpheta cayennensis Schauer (Verbenaceae) is used in folk medicine to treat gastric and intestinal disturbances. The freeze-dried aqueous extract of the whole plant tested to rodents up to the dose of 2 g kg-1, p.o., did not produce signs of toxicity.
Mesia-Vela, Sonia UNIFESP +3 more
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