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The essential oil from Kelussia odoratissima Mozaff. fruits exerting potent analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects

Kelussia odoratissima fruits are utilized in Persian traditional medicine as a painkiller and to prevent inflammation-based disorders. Considering the higher content of essential oil in the fruits, the oil’s anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities were investigated via the paw ...

Nomenclatura y usos del culantro de monte (Eryngium foetidum L) en la comunidad San Antonio de Padua, cantón Quinsaloma, Provincia de Los Ríos – Ecuador

Culantro de monte (Eryngium foetidum L.) is a biennial herb of tropical origin very frequent in America, Africa and the Caribbean. With the arrival of Europeans in the fifteenth century, it managed to be distributed to various locations in Asia and Europe. The present study was carried out in the San Ant...

El conocimiento botánico local en áreas urbanas del norte de Uruguay
Local botanical knowledge in urban areas of northern Uruguay

Este trabajo rescata el acervo etnobotánico de la región más septentrional de Uruguay. En este país la etnobotánica, ha tenido poco desarrollo, siendo escasos los estudios y publicaciones científicas. El área de estudio comprende los departamentos de: Artigas, Rivera, Tacuarembó y Cerro Largo. Po...

Chemical composition of essential oils from the apiaceae family, cytotoxicity, and their antifungal activity in vitro against candida species from oral cavity

Braz. j. biol; 79 (3), 2019
Abstract The aims of this research were: evaluate the chemical composition and the cytotoxicity of the Cuminum cyminum (cumin), Anethum graveolens (dill), Pimpinella anisum (anise) and Foeniculum vulgare (fennel) essential oils, as well as their antifungal activity in vitro against ten Candida spp. isol...

The anticonvulsant effects of Ducrosia anethifolia (Boiss) essential oil are produced by its main component alpha-pinene in rats

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Ducrosia anethifolia has been recommended as a remedy for neurological disorders. However, the anticonvulsant effects of D. anethifolia essential oil (DAEO) and its major constituent α-pinene have not yet been clarified. Methods: A rat model of pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-induced convulsions ...

Stereological assessment of nephroprotective effects of Trachyspermum ammi essential oil against carbon tetrachloride-induced nephrotoxicity in mice

Int. j. morphol; 36 (2), 2018
Trachyspermum ammi (T. ammi) has been used in folk medicine as anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antibacterial, antifungal agent. The present study was conducted to investigate the protective effect of Trachyspermum ammi (T. ammi) essential oil against CC14- induced nephrotoxicity in mice. Thirty-five mice...

Morphological characterization of pollens from three Apiaceae species and their ingestion by twelve-spotted lady beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Braz. j. biol; 76 (3), 2016
Abstract Larvae and adults of certain species of predator lady beetles feed on pollen, guaranteeing their survival, and at times, reproduction in the absence of preferred prey. Palynology, therefore, may contribute in the investigation of botanical families visited by these predators in order to obtain t...

Monoterpene isolated from the essential oil of Trachyspermum ammi is cytotoxic to multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus strains

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to determine whether an herbal extract containing monoterpene exhibited activity against multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from clinical infection samples. METHODS: The essential oil of Trachyspermum ammi (L....

Semiaphis dauci (Fabricius) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Aphididae) – formal record of occurrence on arracacha (Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancr) (Apiaceae) in Brazil, morphological characterization, description of damages and arthropods associated to the culture

This paper reports formally the occurrence and describes the damages by Semiaphis dauci (Fabricius, 1775) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Aphididae, Aphidinae, Macrosiphini) on arracacha (Arracaciaxanthorrhiza Bancr.) (Apiaceae) in Brazil. The infestation was initially noted on April/2002 at Núcleo de Produção d...

Plantas medicinales utilizadas en mujeres en Brasil
Medicinal plants used in women in Brazil

Horiz. enferm; 22 (1), 2011
El objetivo de esta investigación es identificar plantas medicinales utilizadas por los agricultores de la región sur de Río Grande do Sul en el tratamiento de síntomas relacionados con la salud de la mujer Estudio cualitativo realizado entre los meses de enero a mayo de 2009, con 19 agricultores eco...