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Phytopharmacovigilance in the Elderly: Highlights from the Brazilian Amazon

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019
Practices described as traditional medicine may coexist with formalized, science‐based medicine. In this context, the present study aimed to verify the profile of the elderly who consumed herbal medicines concomitantly with medications and to identify suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in the Brazilian Amazon (Macapá, Amapá). The study was carried
Carolina Miranda de Sousa Lima, Mayara Amoras Teles Fujishima, Bráulio Érison França dos Santos, Bruno de Paula Lima, Patrícia Carvalho Mastroianni, Francisco Fábio Oliveira de Sousa, Jocivânia Oliveira da Silva, Mohammed S. Ali-Shtayeh   +7 more
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Analysis of In Vitro Cyto‐ and Genotoxicity of Barbatimão Extract on Human Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts

BioMed Research International, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018
Barbatimão (Stryphnodendron adstringens, Mart.) is a native Brazilian species used in traditional medicine and some commercial preparations owing to its strong wound‐healing activity. However, controversy regarding its use due to safety concerns over the potential genotoxic effect of this plant remains.
Neida L. Pellenz, Fernanda Barbisan, Veronica F. Azzolin, Thiago Duarte, Aline Bolignon, Moisés H. Mastella, Cibele F. Teixeira, Euler E. Ribeiro, Ivana B. Mânica da Cruz, Marta M. M. F. Duarte, Francesco Facchiano   +10 more
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QUANTIFICAÇÃO E CARACTERIZAÇÃO ENERGÉTICA DA MADEIRA E CASCA DE ESPÉCIES DO CERRADO [PDF]

, 2002
Em uma faixa de cerrado sensu stricto, de 63,56 ha, da Fazenda Água Limpa, de propriedade da Universidade de Brasília-DF, foram delimitadas dez parcelas de 20 x 50 m cada nas quais se identificaram e medam as alturas totais e o diâmetro, tomado a 30 cm ...
Ailton Teixeira do Vale, Alcides Lopes Leão, Maria Aparecida Mourão Brasil   +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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Use of Flavonoids and Cinnamates, the Main Photoprotectors with Natural Origin

Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018
Many pathological problems are initiated by ultraviolet radiation (UVR), such as skin cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. The UVA (320–400 nm) and UVB (290–320 nm) wavelengths may cause effects such as photoaging, DNA damage, and a series of cellular alterations.
Alesandra R. Nunes, Ícaro G. P. Vieira, Dinalva B. Queiroz, Antonio Linkoln Alves Borges Leal, Selene Maia Morais, Débora Feitosa Muniz, João Tavares Calixto-Junior, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, Azhar Rasul   +8 more
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Initial behavior of species in revegetation of the gallery forest in the Mandaguari farm in Indianópolis, MG [PDF]

, 2009
As áreas degradadas demandam prioridade nas ações de revegetação, e os estudos ainda são escassos ou insuficientes para orientar, de forma efetiva, as práticas de recuperação.
Lima, Júlia Araújo de, Nappo, Mauro Eloi, Santana, Denise Garcia de   +2 more
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Analysis of the Variability of Therapeutic Indications of Medicinal Species in the Northeast of Brazil: Comparative Study

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018
Ethnopharmacological Relevance. This study aims to evaluate the versatility of these species and their agreement of use and/or the informants’ knowledge and verify the variability of the information on the indicated medicinal species in comparison to other species from northeastern Brazilian areas. Materials and Methods.
Julimery Gonçalves Ferreira Macedo, Irwin Rose Alencar de Menezes, Daiany Alves Ribeiro, Maria de Oliveira Santos, Delmacia Gonçalves de Mâcedo, Márcia Jordana Ferreira Macêdo, Bianca Vilar de Almeida, Liana Geraldo Souza de Oliveira, Catarina Pereira Leite, Marta Maria de Almeida Souza, Daniela Rigano   +10 more
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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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Meios de cultura e BAP na organogênese direta em barbatimão

Ornamental Horticulture, 2007
O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar o efeito do tipo meio de cultura e diferentes concentrações de BAP na indução de brotações in vitro de ...
Gabriela Ferreira Nogueira, Renato Paiva, Daiane Peixoto Vargas, Fernanda Pereira Soares, José Marcelo Padovani, Diogo Pedrosa Corrêa da Silva   +5 more
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Effect of Topical Administration of Fractions and Isolated Molecules from Plant Extracts on Skin Wound Healing: A Systematic Review of Murine Experimental Models

Mediators of Inflammation, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016
Background and Purpose. Skin wound healing is a dynamic process driven by molecular events responsible for the morphofunctional repair of the injured tissue. In a systematic review, we analyzed the relevance of plant fractions and isolates on skin wound healing.
Mariáurea Matias Sarandy, Fernanda Barbosa Lopes, Sérgio Luis Pinto da Matta, Marcus Vinicius Mello Pinto, Sirlene Souza Rodrigues Sartori, Rômulo Dias Novaes, Reggiani Vilela Golçalves, Chang-Shik Yin   +7 more
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