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Chemical constituents of Calotropis procera latex and ultrastructural effects on Haemonchus contortus

Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the anthelmintic and ultrastructural effects of Calotropis procera latex on Haemonchus contortus. C. procera latex was twice centrifuged at 10,000×g and dialyzed to obtain a fraction rich in proteins, named LP (latex protein), and at 3,000 rpm to obtain a fraction r...

Contenido de oligoelementos y factores antinutricionales de hojas comestibles nativas de Mesoamérica

Cienc. tecnol. salud; 6 (2), 2019
Los oligoelementos son importantes constituyentes nutricionales de las hierbas comestibles. Se colectaron 11 especies, nueve nativas (Amaranthus hybridus, Cnidoscolus aconitifolius, Crotalaria longirostrata, Dysphania ambrosioides, Lycianthes synanthera, Sechium edule, Solanum americanum, S. nigrescens, ...

Tannic extract potential as natural wood preservative of Acacia mearnsii

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT High toxicity of the preservatives most frequently used in wood treatment and the resulting risks of handling pose a threat to small producers and to the environment. In an attempt to mitigate these problems, the present study was conducted with the objective of evaluating the preservative effec...

Acute and chronic toxicity and antimicrobial activity of the extract of Stryphnodendron adstringens (Mart) Coville

Pesqui. vet. bras; 37 (8), 2017
This study evaluated the antimicrobial activity and acute or chronic toxicity of the extract of Stryphnodendron adstringens. The stem bark dry extract was obtained by static maceration with ethanol. Quantification of tannins was performed by the Folin-Denis method, which indicated a total tannin content ...

Altered indirect hemagglutination method for easy serotyping of Haemophilus parasuis

Glässer's disease is an emergent bacterial disease that affects swine husbandries worldwide causing important economic losses. The aetiological agent, Haemophilus parasuis, is currently divided in fifteen serovars but an increasing number of non-typeable serovars have been reported. Indirect hemagglutin...

Potential nutritional and antioxidant activity of various solvent extracts from leaves and stem bark of Anisophyllea laurina R. Br ex Sabine used in folk medicine

ABSTRACT Anisophyllea laurina is a plant that has been used in folk medicine to treat malaria, dysentery, diabetes, toothache and various skin diseases. Leaves extract had protein content of 9.68% and a high calcium content of 25084.317 mg/100 g while stem bark extract was found to contain greater amount...

In vitro antifungal activity of Myracrodruon urundeuva Allemão against human vaginal Candida species

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (3,supl), 2017
ABSTRACT Myracrodruon urundeuva is a plant native to Brazil, which is used by the indigenous population for the treatment of candidiasis. The aims of this study were to evaluate the antifungal activity of extract against human vaginal Candida species and evaluate the possible toxicological activities of ...

Análisis fitoquímico, determinación cualitativa y cuantitativa de flavonoides y taninos, actividad antioxidante, antimicrobiana de las hojas de “Muehlenbeckia hastulata (J. E. Sm) I. M. Johnst” de la zona de Yucay (Cusco)
Phytochemical analysis, qualitative and quantitative determination of flavonoids and tannins, antioxidant, antimicrobial activity of the leaves of "Muehlenbeckia hastulata (J. E. Sm) I. M. Johnst" from the Yucay area (Cusco)

Contribuye al conocimiento fitoquímico y microbiológico de las hojas, debido a que es usada en la medicina tradicional de los pobladores de la provincia de Urubamba. Se desea determinar la presencia de metabolitos secundarios como los flavonoides y taninos, los cuales son compuestos fenólicos que tien...

Novel sustained-release of Stryphnodendron obovatum leaves extract using natural rubber latex as carrier

Natural rubber latex biomembranes (NRL), obtained from rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A. Juss.) Mull. Arg., have been used as sustained drug release of drugs and plant extracts with medicinal properties. The Stryphnodendron obovatum Bench (Fabaceae), popularly known as “barbatimão” has an...

Comparação do teor de taninos entre duas espécies de espinheira-santa (Maytenus aquifolium Mart.e Maytenus ilicifolia Mart. ex Reissek)cultivadas no Horto Medicinal do Refúgio Biológico Bela Vista - RBBV da Itaipu Binacional - Foz do Iguaçu, PR - Brasil

Rev. bras. plantas med; 17 (3), 2015
RESUMO As duas espécies de espinheira-santa Maytenus aquifolium Mart. e Maytenus ilicifolia Mart. ex Reissek pertencentes à família Celastraceae e têm sido intensamente exploradas nas populações nativas devido seu alto valor medicinal. O grande interesse pela espinheira-santa é para o tratamento d...