Mechanochemical pretreatment (MCPT) was applied to the extraction and separation of tea polyphenols (TP) and caffeine from tea leaves. Tea leaves were treated by mechanical activation with presence of Na2CO3(MC) for 75 s. One gram of obtained powder was taken for extraction and s...
Piper is a large plant genus containing essential oils rich in mono and sesquiterpenes and other secondary metabolites showing different biological activities. Piper aequale, cordoncillo, is used in México for urinary and prostate ailments, suggesting a potential therapeutic effect against pro...
Anredera vesicaria is a plant whit high anti-inflammatory activity. The work objective was to establish in vitro propagation of A. vesicaria. Nodal segments were used as explants and two disinfection times in 1% sodium hypochlorite (15 and 20 minutes) were evaluated during in vitro establishm...
The chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the essential oil from leaves and flowers of Lepechinia rufocampii Epling & Mathias were studied. GC-FID and GC-MS analyses allowed the identification and quantification of 122 constituents, representing ...
Myrtus communis
L., commonly known as true myrtle, is a medicinal plant native to the
Mediterranean area. Since ancient times, the inhabitant
s of this area have been using it for its cultural and
medicinal properties. Because of the vast diversity of biomolecules in its aerial parts, ...
Leaves of Croton stipulaceuswere extracted (EHex, ECHCl3and EEtOH extracts) to assesstheir antioxidant potential, anti-inflammatory activity in murine models and acute toxicity. EEtOH showed the highest effect in DPPH (37.80% inhibition), FRAP (1065.00 ± 55.30 μmolFe2+) ...
Croton/química,
Inflamación/tratamiento farmacológico,
Hojas de la Planta,
Extractos Vegetales/administración & dosificación,
Modelos Animales de Enfermedad,
Antioxidantes/administración & dosificación,
Antiinflamatorios/administración & dosificación,
Extractos Vegetales/química,
Antioxidantes/química,
Antiinflamatorios/química,
Fenoles/análisis
Thechemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the essential oil from aerial parts (leaves and flowers) of Chuquiraga arcuataHarling grown in the Ecuadorian Andes were studied. One hundred and twenty-six compounds were identified in the essential oil...
Antioxidantes/química,
Antioxidantes/farmacología,
Extractos Vegetales/química,
Extractos Vegetales/farmacología,
Aceites Volátiles/química,
Aceites Volátiles/farmacología,
Asteraceae/química,
Hojas de la Planta/química,
Ecuador,
Antiinfecciosos/química,
Antiinfecciosos/farmacología,
Monoterpenos/análisis,
Hidrocarburos/análisis,
Cromatografía de Gases,
Bacterias/efectos de los fármacos
The aim of this study was to optimize by response surface design, the extraction of the leaf
essential oil (EO) from
Minthostachys mollis
[HBK] Griseb., grown in Ecuador, using steam distillation.
The factors used were extraction time (XTIE) of 60, 105 and 150 min and plan...
India's commercial advancement and development depend heavily on agriculture. A common
fruit grown in tropical settings is citrus. A professional judgment is required while analyzing an illness
because different diseases have slight variati
ons in their symptoms. In order to...
Medicinal plants are used to cure diseases, and their replacement
is frequent and affects public
health. The genus
Baccharis
has representatives within the medicinal flora of Argentina, although the
replacement of the species of this genus known under the vulgar name of "carqueja" by
Bacc...
Baccharis/química,
Antivirales/administración & dosificación,
Hepatitis B/tratamiento farmacológico,
Hojas de la Planta,
Línea Celular/efectos de los fármacos,
Antivirales/farmacología,
Extractos Vegetales/administración & dosificación,
Extractos Vegetales/farmacología,
Replicación Viral/efectos de los fármacos,
Virus de la Hepatitis B/efectos de los fármacos,
Medicina Tradicional,
Asteraceae
