Objetivo. Determinar la capacidad antioxidante in vitro del Corryocactus brevistylus y su efecto sobre la glicemia y páncreas de ratas diabéticas inducidas con aloxano. Materiales y métodos. Se evaluó la capacidad antioxidante del extracto hidroetanólico de sanky (EHES) mediante la capacidad de redu...
The objective of this work was to identify and classify the plants species designated as medicinal by the population of Taboco in different categories of use and investigate the specie with higher value of use with medicinal potential in experimental models. The fie...
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...
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...
The Palmares Environmental Protection Area covers almost 90% of Paty do Alferes Atlantic Forest with great biodiversity. This work aimed to research about the knowledge local specialists have about medicinal plants in order to describe the relationship between home gardens and the conser...
Silva, Márcia J. A;
Boleti, Ana Paula A;
Acho, Leonard D. R;
Campos, Jaqueline F;
Neto, José P. M;
Guimaraes, Anderson;
Silva, Felipe M. A;
Koolen, Hector H. F;
Santos, Edson L;
Lima, Emerson S.
Bertholletia excelsa is native to the Amazon Rainforest and is popularly known as the Brazil nut. It has socioeconomic importance due its nuts being a great export product. There are few studies in the literature regarding the biotechnological potential of its bark, although it is used in folk medicin...
Bertholletia/química,
Plantas Medicinales,
Extractos Vegetales/farmacología,
Extractos Vegetales/química,
Antiinflamatorios/farmacología,
Antioxidantes/farmacología,
Brasil,
Antiinflamatorios/química,
Antioxidantes/química,
Macrófagos,
Peritonitis/tratamiento farmacológico,
Citoprotección,
Óxido Nítrico,
Corteza de la Planta/química,
Estrés Oxidativo,
Cromatografía Líquida con Espectrometría de Masas
The present study determined the volatile chemical components of the essential oils (EA) of the Melinis minutiflora and Lantana camara species, by means of gas chromatography coupled to a mass spectrometer, the species were collected in the cantons of Quilanga and Loja, the extraction was...
Lantana/química,
Poaceae/química,
Aceites Volátiles/química,
Aceites Volátiles/farmacología,
Acaricidas/química,
Ecuador,
Plantas Medicinales,
Acaricidas/farmacología,
Sesquiterpenos/análisis,
Amblyomma/efectos de los fármacos,
Rhipicephalus/efectos de los fármacos,
Cromatografía de Gases,
Drosophila melanogaster/efectos de los fármacos
To determine the diuretic activity of Sambucus nigra L. ssp. palmensis (Link) R. Bolli (SP). SP was evaluated in adult female Swiss mice. Urinary excretion volume was measured and the concentration of sodium, potassium, chloride, pH and specific conductance of 3 doses of aqueous extract (35...
Sambucus nigra/química,
Plantas Medicinales,
Medicina Tradicional,
Diuréticos/farmacología,
Hidroclorotiazida/farmacología,
Diuresis,
España,
Extractos Vegetales/farmacología,
Sodio/orina,
Cloruro de Potasio/orina,
Concentración de Iones de Hidrógeno
Introduced species generate worldwide concern due to in many cases manifest their potential as invasive as invasives. However, little is known about its sociocultural importance and biocultural interaction. Through open and semi-structured interviews, guided walks and participant observ...
