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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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Antisecretory Action of the Extract of the Aerial Parts of Eremomastax speciosa (Acanthaceae) Occurs through Antihistaminic and Anticholinergic Pathways

Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014
Objective. The objective of this study was to find out the possible antiulcer mechanism of action of Eremomastax speciosa. Method. Carbachol‐ and histamine‐induced hypersecretion, associated with the pylorus ligation technique, were used in rats. Gastric mucosal ulceration, mucus production, pH, gastric volume, and acidity were measured.
Amang André Perfusion, Paul V. Tan, Nkwengoua Ernestine, Nyasse Barthélemy, Masahiro Oike   +4 more
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Verbenaceae no Parque Nacional do Caparaó, Serra da Mantiqueira, Brasil

Hoehnea, 2019
RESUMO Verbenaceae atualmente compreende 35 gêneros e cerca de 800 espécies distribuídas nas Américas, África, Ásia, Europa e Oceania. No Brasil são encontrados 16 gêneros e aproximadamente 280 espécies, com maior riqueza no Cerrado e Floresta Atlântica,
Pedro Henrique Cardoso, Fernanda Santos-Silva, Luiz Menini Neto, Fátima Regina Gonçalves Salimena   +3 more
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[Retracted] Climatic, Regional Land‐Use Intensity, Landscape, and Local Variables Predicting Best the Occurrence and Distribution of Bee Community Diversity in Various Farmland Habitats in Uganda

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
This study was conducted in 2006 in central Uganda to provide baseline data on relationships between bee community variables and local, climatic, landscape and regional drivers affecting bee community abundance and diversity in agricultural landscapes. Bee abundance and species richness increased significantly (P < 0.05) with increase in percent cover ...
M. B. Théodore Munyuli, Fernando B. Noll   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants of the Pantanal Region (Mato Grosso, Brazil)

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
Traditional knowledge is an important source of obtaining new phytotherapeutic agents. Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants was conducted in Nossa Senhora Aparecida do Chumbo District (NSACD), located in Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil using semi‐structured questionnaires and interviews.
Isanete Geraldini Costa Bieski, Fabrício Rios Santos, Rafael Melo de Oliveira, Mariano Martinez Espinosa, Miramy Macedo, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Domingos Tabajara de Oliveira Martins, Maria Franco Trindade Medeiros   +7 more
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Exploring the Links between Ethnobotany, Local Therapeutic Practices, and Protected Areas in Santa Catarina Coastline, Brazil

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
We investigated the knowledge of medicinal plants in two areas proposed for the creation of protected areas for sustainable use in the city of Imbituba (SC). In this study, we analyzed the influence of gender, form of learning, and modern medicine on medicinal plant knowledge while also reflecting on the relationship of this knowledge to in situ ...
Sofia Zank, Natalia Hanazaki, Ulysses Paulino De Albuquerque   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Floral Resources Used by Euglossini Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Coastal Ecosystems of the Atlantic Forest

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
In spite of playing an important ecological role as pollinators of tropical ecosystems, orchid bees are still poorly known regarding their floral resources. Aiming at a better comprehension of the importance of different plants visited by the Euglossini and, consequently, their role in the maintenance and reproduction of plant species in tropical ...
L. C. Rocha-Filho, C. Krug, C. I. Silva, C. A. Garófalo, Kleber Del-Claro   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flora das cangas da Serra dos Carajás, Pará, Brasil: Verbenaceae

Rodriguésia
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, Nataly O’Leary, Fátima Regina Gonçalves Salimena   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medicinal Plants Used as Antitumor Agents in Brazil: An Ethnobotanical Approach

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2011, Issue 1, 2011., 2011
In this study, we describe the medicinal plants that have been reported to be antitumor agents and that have been used in ethnobotanic research in Brazil to answer the following questions: what is the abundance of plants reported to be antitumor in Brazil?
Joabe Gomes de Melo, Ariane Gaspar Santos, Elba Lúcia Cavalcanti de Amorim, Silene Carneiro do Nascimento, Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque   +4 more
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Transmisión de leprosis de los cítricos por ácaros Brevipalpus yothersi a través de hospederos no cítricos

Ciencia y Tecnología Agropecuaria, 2017
El virus de la leprosis de los cítricos (CiLV) se detectó en los Llanos Orientales en 2004. Es una amenaza para la citricultura colombiana si logra extenderse hacia otras regiones del país.
Guillermo León, Avijit Roy, Nandlal Choudhary, Ronald Brlansky   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source