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Ethnopharmacology Study of Plants from Atlantic Forest with Leishmanicidal Activity [PDF]

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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Antipsychotic Effect of the Leaves of <i>Stachytarpheta Cayennensis</i> (l.C. Riche) Vahl. Verbenaceae in Mice.

Nigerian Journal of Natural Products and Medicine, 2014
The antipsychotic effect of the extracts of the leaves of Stachytarpheta cayennensis was examined following ethnomedicinal claims for its use in the management of mental illness in Nigeria, Ghana and other tropical parts of the globe. The apomorphine and
G Olayiwola, F Ibikunle
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Unraveling the antiviral activity of Stachytarpheta cayennensis against SARS-CoV-2 variants using in vitro and molecular docking analysis

South African Journal of Botany
Corresponding author: Pablo H. Sotelo, phsotelo@qui.una.pyThe COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the urgent need for new treatments for SARS-CoV-2, especially with the emergence of variants of concern.
Nelson Alvarenga, Dionisio A. Olmedo, Pamela González-Maldonado, Ricardo Soto-Rifo, Fernando Valiente-Echeverría, Patricia Langjahr, Pablo H. Sotelo   +6 more
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Coffee crop weeds: refuge and food source for pests’ natural enemies

Revista de Ciencias Agrícolas, 2021
Weeds in coffee crops have diverse ecosystem services, such as sheltering and feeding natural enemies of pest insects. This study aimed to identify the potential of coffee weeds as food and refuge for natural enemies in shaded and sun coffee crops ...
Leonel Fernando Arévalo, Germán Felipe Vasco R., Arledys Albino-Bohórquez, Jessica Morales, Tito Bacca   +4 more
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Nectarivore butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) from an Urban Forest Fragment in Manaus, Amazonas

EntomoBrasilis, 2022
Lepidoptera is a diverse and abundant group of insects, widely used in biodiversity and conservation studies, as it has great social appeal. From this perspective, this study was aimed to conduct a survey of flower – visiting butterfly species in Bosque
Kelve Franklimara Sousa Cézar, Rosamary Silva Vieira, Gilcélia Melo Lourido   +2 more
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Physiological responses of two tropical weeds to shade: II. Leaf gas exchange and nitrogen content Respostas fisiológicas de duas plantas invasoras tropicais ao sombreamento: II. Troca gasosa e conteúdo de nitrogênio foliar

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 1999
Ipomoea asarifolia (Desr.) Roem. & Schultz (Convolvulaceae) and Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Rich) Vahl. (Verbenaceae), two weeds found in pastures and crop areas in the Brazilian Amazonia, Brazil, were grown in controlled environment cabinets under high (
Moacyr Bernardino Dias-Filho
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Physiological responses of two tropical weeds to shade: I. Growth and biomass allocation Respostas fisiológicas de duas plantas invasoras tropicais ao sombreamento: I. Crescimento e alocação de biomassa

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 1999
Ipomoea asarifolia (Desr.) Roem. & Schultz (Convolvulaceae) and Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Rich) Vahl. (Verbenaceae), two weeds found in pastures and crop areas in Brazilian Amazonia, were grown in controlled environment cabinets under high (800-1000 ...
Moacyr Bernardino Dias-Filho
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Antimicrobial and antispasmodic activity of leaf extract and fractions of Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2010
AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the antimicrobial activity of the methanol leaf extract (ME), n-hexane fraction (HF), ethylacetate fraction (EF) and methanol fraction (MF), of Stachytarpheta cayennensis C. Rich (verbenaceae) as well as to ascertain the antispasmodic effects of the ME and the various fractions (HF, EF and MF) on acetylcholine (Ach) and ...
Okoye, TC, Akah, PA, Okoli, CO, Ezike, AC, Mbaoji, FN   +4 more
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Antioxidant activity, total phenolic and flavonoids contents in Stachytarpheta cayennensis, (Rich.) Vahl. (Verbenaceae) [PDF]

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 2015
In recent years, a substantial amount of evidence has pointed to the key role of free radicals and other oxidants as the main culprits for aging and degenerative diseases associated with aging, such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, cataract, decline of the immune system and brain dysfunctions.
Becker Onofre Sideney, Y Kagimura Francini, P Mattiello Shaiana   +2 more
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Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) Beverage: Nutraceutical Ingredient or Conveyor for the Intake of Medicinal Plants? Evidence from Paraguayan Folk Medicine

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018
The use of medicinal plants mixed with yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) has been poorly studied in the ethnopharmacological literature so far. The Paraguayan Mestizo people have the longest tradition of using the yerba mate beverage, apart from the indigenous Guarani people.
Monika Kujawska, Rainer W. Bussmann
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