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Antidiabetic potential of medicinal plants from the Peruvian Amazon: a review

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...

Valorization of Campomanesia xanthocarpa leaves: chemical composition and antioxidant activity of crude extract and fractions

Campomanesia xanthocarpa leaves are a byproduct of fruit production without studies on antioxidant activity. Thus, this study aimed to identify the antioxidant compounds of C. xanthocarpaleaves by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray...

Anticancer activity of Inula graveolens by induction of ROS-independent apoptosis and suppression of IL6-IL8 in cervical cancer cells

Cancer is an important disease that causing to deaths in the world. Cervical cancer is one of the most common among women and must be treated quickly to prevent cell proliferation. Natural products have been used for cancer treatment due to their antiproliferative and apoptosis induction pro...

Herbal-drug interaction through the pregnane X receptor

The interaction potential of Cynara scolymus L., Mikania glomerata Spreng.,Rhamnus purshiana DC and Uncaria tomentosa (Willd. Ex Roem. & Schult.) with conventional drugs metabolized by the CYP3A4 metabolic route was tested in HeLa cell lines, using the in vitro model of the hPXR. The herbal medicin...

Introducción a cultivo de vitroplantas de “Peperina de las Lomas” (Hedeoma multiflora Benth) como contribución para su conservación ex situ

Hedeoma multiflora Benth. (Lamiaceae) is an aromatic-medicinal species native to Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil that is in a state of vulnerability due to overexploitation. It is used in the preparation of flavored yerba mate and in popular medicine, mainly in abdomina...

Ethyl acetate extract of Clausena execavata promotes growth inhibition of Burkitt’s lymphoma cell line via apoptotic activities

Clausena excavata is a famous folklore medicinal plant in Asian region that is being used for the treatment of different disorders. This study investigated the cytotoxic effects of leaf extracts via MTT assay, as well as the in vitro apoptotic activities of the ethyl acetate C. excavata leaf extract (E...

Actividad biológica de los aceites de semillas de Annona muricatay A. cherimola

Vegetable extracts have become important raw materials for food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries because of their biological potential. The objective of this study was to assess the biological activity of vegetable oils (VOs) extracted from Annona muricata...

Mujeres andinas: actitudes en el uso de plantas para el tratamiento de eventos ginecológicos
Andean women: Attitudes towards the use of plants for the treatment of gynecological Events

Introducción: Las enfermedades a menudo constituyen alteraciones fisiológicas que requieren acciones inminentes según su gravedad, ante ello, las mujeres andinas ponen en práctica sus conocimientos y actitudes ancestrales a fin de resolverlas, por ser el medio más inmediato. Objetivo: Interpretar la...

Consumption of medicinal plants and herbal medicines by children and adolescents with chronic conditions: a survey in a tertiary-care outpatient clinic

Objectives: Medicinal plants and herbal medicines are widely used worldwide. However, patients with chronic health conditions or their caregivers do not often disclose these practices to their healthcare providers, leading to potentially severe interactions with current treatments, especial...

Uso de plantas medicinais por idosos: Conhecimento dos riscos e benefícios

Nursing (Ed. bras., Impr.); 26 (298), 2023
Objetivo: Avaliar a produção científica acerca da utilização de plantas medicinais por idosos e seus conhecimentos sobre riscos e benefícios. Método: estudo descritivo, exploratório com abordagem qualitativa do tipo revisão integrativa da literatura. Os dados foram coletados em julho de 2015, at...