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Cynara scolymusL.: rótulos, extratos e qualidade de drogas vegetais comercializadas em Belém. PA

J. Health NPEPS; v. 9 (n. 2), 2024
Objetivo: analisar os rótulos, os extratos e o controle de qualidade de drogas vegetais da alcachofra comercializadas em Belém-PA. Método:Foram caracterizadas três amostras de drogas vegetais por meio de análises de rotulagem, organoléptica, solubilidade, ...

Evaluation of the pharmacognostic parameters, qualitative phytochemical profile and investigation of the toxicity of Sacoglottis ceratocarpa Ducke containing Bergenin, a gallic acid derivative

Trunk barks of Sacoglottis ceratocarpa Ducke (ScTB) are used in Amazonian folk medicine against hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia, although scientific information on efficacy and quality control is lacking. Thus, pharmacognostic parameters, qualitative phytochemical profile, antioxidant pr...

Morphological and biochemical characterization of Moroccan Opuntia dillenii fruit: Natural source of bioactive compounds

Vitae (Medellín); 31 (2), 2024
Background: The fruit of Opuntiadillenii, commonly known as prickly pear, is widely consumed for its nutritional and medicinal benefits, such as anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. It plays a significant role in local diets and traditional medicine, contributing to economic value....

Possible induction of apoptotic and necrotic death pathways in lung cancer cells by Clinopodium vulgare L. and phenolic acids and flavonoids detection by LC-MS-MS

The objective of this research was to ascertain the phenolic content and antiproliferation and inducing of apoptosis activities of methanol extract of Clinopodium vulgare (CVME) on lung cancer cells. Initially, the viability and proliferation of lung cancer cells treated with CVME ...

Isolation of flavonoids from Tagetes patula (French Marigold) flowers: Cytotoxic and oxidant activity in human cervical carcinoma cells

T agetes patula , known as French Marigold, belongs to the family Asteraceae. Human papillomavirus infection is considered one of the causes of cervical cancer. This study assessed the cytotoxic activity and intracellular oxidative capacity of compounds isolated from e...

Modulación por Passiflora edulis de triglicéridos y colesterol intracelulares en líneas celulares de cáncer colorrectal SW480 y sus derivadas metastásicas (SW620)

Cancer cells modify lipid metabolism to proliferate, Passiflora edulis ( P. edulis ) fruit juice (ZuFru) has antitumor activity, but whether a mechanism is through modulation of cell lipids is unknown. T o establish if ZuFru modifies cholesterol and triglycerides in SW480 and SW620...

Pharmacognostical studies of Eclipta prostrata (Linn. ) grown in Sri Lanka

Eclipta prostrata Linn. is an annual herbaceous plant used in traditional medicine, commonly known as “Trailing Eclipta” or False Daisy in English, ‘ Keekirindiya ’ in Sinhala and ‘ Kayyantakara’ in Tamil. The aim of this study was to conduct a detailed pharmacognostical evalu...

Dyslipidemic effect of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of raw and roasted xoconostle (Opuntia joconostle) peel

The aim of the present study was to assess the impacts of roasting and the type of extraction solvent (ethanol or water) on the hypolipidemic act ivity of xoconostle fruit peel extracts in a tyloxapol - induced model of hyperlipidemia. Water and ethanol extracts from raw and roasted ...

Bioactivity of Myrtus communis from the Montenegro coastline

Although numerous studies have demonstrated the biomedical potential of Myrtus communis L., (Myrtaceae) data on myrt le from Montenegro are scarce. T o evaluate antioxidant, antimutagenic and antibacterial activity of myrtle methanolic extracts. Antioxidant activity was evaluated by measur...

Phytochemical profile and biological activities of Bromelia antiacantha extracts

Braz. j. biol; 84 (), 2024
Reports from popular medicine usually act as a basis for the development of new drugs from natural compounds with therapeutic actions for serious diseases and prevalence such as cancer. Bromelia antiacantha Bertol. is a species of the Bromeliaceae family, considered an unconventional food plant, found in...