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Essential oil of the leaves of Eugenia sulcata preserve myocardial contractility and does not present immunotoxicity

The essential oil of the leaves of Eugenia sulcata, in the Myrtaceae family, has a demonstrated antihypertensive effect, but its effects on heart muscle and its toxicity have not yet been elucidated. Little chemical or biological data are available for E. sulcata, whether emphasizing the beneficial effec...

Antineoplastic potential of the aqueous crude extract of Eugenia uniflora L. in human cervical cancer

Abstract Considering the high prevalence of human cervical cancer and the adverse effects of the available treatments, it is important to develop studies involving plants. Eugenia uniflora L. is a Brazilian native plant widely used in folk medicine and some biological effects have already been described....

Biomarker exposure of phenolic compounds from grumixama (Eugenia brasiliensis Lam. ) in healthy human model: Metabolomic approach

The fruits and vegetables intake has been associated to the reduction of chronic non-communicable disease incidence, such as cancer, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. The biological activities attribute to them has been related mainly to the phenolic compounds, such as flavonoids and ellagi...