The present study aimed to document the traditional use of medicinal plants used to treat Diabetes mellitus Type II in Bolivia. Based on the scientific literature were identified 35 medicinal plant species distributed in 21 botanical families, of which 52 % are native to Bolivia and 48 % ar...
Madia sativa remains important to the traditional culture of many first peoples of Chile and is being studied for its biological abilities by medical researchers. The used of this specie in Chile is researched through a series of retrospective analysis. This research indicated the use thi...
This study recorded the use of medicinal plants in the rural communities from the municipality of Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico. Data were obtained through open semi-structured interviews with local respondents (n=181), and medicinal plants were recorded and identified in her...
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by the presence of chronic hyper-glycemia that is accompanied, to a greater or lesser extent, by alterations in the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. It is the leading cause of death in develope...
Alonso-Castro, Angel Josabad;
Ruiz-Padilla, Alan Joel;
Carranza, Eleazar;
Ramírez-Morales, Marco Antonio;
Isiordia Espinoza, Mario Alberto;
Ibarra-Reynoso, Lorena del Rocío;
Domínguez, Fabiola;
Ruiz-Noa, Yeniley;
Brennan-Bourdon, Lorena Michele;
Blanco-Sandate, Christian;
Morales-Hernández, Gerardo.
This study evaluated the prevalence of concomitant use of herbal products for weight loss (HPWL) and allopathic medicine. Factors associated with the prevalence, adverse reactions, and the alteration of medication adherence with the concomitant use of HPWL alone and i...
Pérdida de Peso/efectos de los fármacos,
Medicina Tradicional,
Medicina de Hierbas,
Practicas Alopaticas,
Terapia Combinada/métodos,
México,
Estudios Transversales,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Interacciones Farmacológicas,
Obesidad/tratamiento farmacológico,
Cumplimiento de la Medicación,
Sobrepeso/tratamiento farmacológico,
Fitoterapia/efectos adversos
This study aimed to document the traditional uses of plants in Gümüşhane province. Ethnobotanical data on 74 taxa from 135 informants were collected between March 2018 and September 2019. Data were analyzed using quantitative indices of use-value (UV), information consent factor (ICF), and...
Even though the ethnic groups Mochó and Kakchikel of the Sierra Mariscal, Chiapas, Mexico, have formal medical services, they still preserve and use medicinal plants. This research had the aim to identify their conservation practices, by using ethnographic and ethnobotanical methods with ...
The stem bark of Geoffroea decorticans (Gill.ex Hook. etArn.) Burk. was used medicinally to cure several skin affections; however, phytochemical and biological antecedents were not found. Analyses of purified methanolic extract from G. decorticans bark (PFGB), realized by silylation d...
Extractos Vegetales/farmacología,
Antibacterianos/farmacología,
Extractos Vegetales/química,
Medicina Tradicional,
Fenoles/análisis,
Fabaceae/química,
Antibacterianos/química,
Corteza de la Planta,
Staphylococcus aureus/efectos de los fármacos,
Enterococcus faecalis/efectos de los fármacos,
Metanol,
Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana,
Cromatografía Liquida/métodos,
Espectrofotometría/métodos
Resumo O artigo analisa uma experiência de cura da lepra com assacu (Hura crepitans L.), realizada em Santarém, Pará, em 1847, por um indígena chamado Antonio Vieira dos Passos. A experiência passou a ser realizada nas demais províncias do Brasil e também no exterior. Por essa razão, o artigo est...
