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Efeito leishmanicida in vitro de Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Rich. ) Vahl (Verbenaceae) / In vitro leishmanicidal effect of Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Rich. ) Vahl (Verbenaceae) [PDF]

, 2007
A atividade anti-Leishmania do extrato hidroalcoólico de Stachytarpheta cayennensis, espécie utilizada popularmente no tratamento de lesões cutâneas causadas por Leishmania sp, foi testado em ensaios in vitro utilizando formas promastigotas de Leishmania
Costa, Graciomar Conceição, Rebelo, José Manuel Macário, Ribeiro, Maria Nilce S, Bezerra, Jeamile L, Guerra, Rosane Nassar Meireles, Lopes, Thaiana C, Nascimento, Flávia Raquel Fernandes do, Moreira, Rosilene C. R, Costa, Jackson Mauricio Lopes   +8 more
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Composição florística de plantas daninhas em agrossistemas de cupuaçuzeiro (Theobroma grandiflorum) e pupunheira (Bactris gasipaes) Floristic composition of weeds in agrosystems of cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum) and peach palm (Bactris gasipaes)

Planta Daninha, 2003
A interferência das plantas daninhas nos sistemas agroflorestais varia com a espécie e a densidade de infestação da planta daninha. Este trabalho foi realizado na Fazenda Experimental da Universidade Federal do Amazonas, em monocultivo de cupuaçuzeiro e ...
L.S.A. Souza, J.F. Silva, M.D.B. Souza
doaj   +1 more source

Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Local Tissue Damage Induced by Snake Venoms: An Overview from Traditional Use to Pharmacological Evidence

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
Snakebites are a serious problem in public health due to their high morbimortality. Most of snake venoms produce intense local tissue damage, which could lead to temporary or permanent disability in victims. The available specific treatment is the antivenom serum therapy, whose effectiveness is reduced against these effects.
Juliana Félix-Silva, Arnóbio Antônio Silva-Junior, Silvana Maria Zucolotto, Matheus de Freitas Fernandes-Pedrosa, Rainer W. Bussmann   +4 more
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Borboletas (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea e Papilionoidea) visitantes florais no Jardim Botânico da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil

Biotemas, 2008
Ambientes urbanos como parques e jardins podem oferecer muitos recursos alimentares, além de abrigo e condições favoráveis para a sobrevivência de borboletas. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo fazer um inventário das borboletas visitantes florais e
Renata Lemes, Camila Duarte Ritter, Ana Beatriz Barros de Morais   +2 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
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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
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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
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