The objective of this work was to identify and classify the plants species designated as medicinal by the population of Taboco in different categories of use and investigate the specie with higher value of use with medicinal potential in experimental models. The fie...
Leaves of Monteverdia ilicifolia (“espinheira-santa”) are considered a medicinal tea by the Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), by their anti-dyspeptic, anti-acid and protective of the gastric mucosa properties. Their spiny margins are similar to those of other botanical species, which m...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Bioprospection of plant products is used to discover new insecticides. METHODS: The larvicidal activity of ethanolic extract and triterpene (tingenone B) from the bark of Maytenus guianensis and their effect on pupation and emergence were evaluated against Aedes aegypti. RESUL...
Objetivos. Determinar las características físicoquímicas de la pomada de Maytenus laevis «chuchuhuasi», elaborada en la Farmacia Natural del CAMEC del Hospital III EsSalud - Chimbote. Materiales y métodos. Investigación analítica-descriptiva. Se elaboró un extracto etanólico mediante maceració...
Abstract INTRODUCTION This aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of fractions and isolates of Maytenus guianensis, a plant species used in Amazonian folk medicine. METHODS A disk diffusion technique was used to investigate the antibacterial potential. RESULTS The hexanic frac...
SILVA, FERNANDO C;
RODRIGUES, VANESSA G;
DUARTE, LUCIENIR P;
LULA, IVANA S;
SINISTERRA, RUBEN D;
VIEIRA-FILHO, SIDNEY A;
RODRIGUES, RODRIGO A L;
KROON, ERNA G;
OLIVEIRA, PATRÍCIA L;
FARIAS, LUIZ M;
MAGALHÃES, PAULA P;
SILVA, GRÁCIA D F.
ABSTRACT Diarrhea is an infectious disease caused by bacterial, virus, or protozoan, and dengue is caused by virus, included among the neglected diseases in several underdeveloped and developing countries, with an urgent demand for new drugs. Considering the antidiarrheal potential of species of Maytenus...
Antibacterianos/aislamiento & purificación,
Antibacterianos/farmacología,
Antidiarreicos/aislamiento & purificación,
Antidiarreicos/farmacología,
Antivirales/aislamiento & purificación,
Antivirales/farmacología,
Línea Celular,
Virus del Dengue/efectos de los fármacos,
Maytenus/química,
Maytenus/clasificación,
Triterpenos Pentacíclicos/aislamiento & purificación,
Triterpenos Pentacíclicos/farmacología,
Extractos Vegetales/farmacología
Objetivo: Evaluar la seguridad y eficacia de Maytenus krukovii "chuchuhuasi" a diferentes dosis en pacientes con osteoartrosis leve-moderada. Materiales y Métodos: Ensayo clínico aleatorizado, doble ciego. Se incluyeron a 50 pacientes con osteoartrosis leve-moderada (clasificación de Kellgren-Lawrence...
Meneguetti, Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira;
Lima, Renato Abreu;
Hurtado, Fernanda Bay;
Passarini, Guilherme Matos;
Macedo, Sharon Rose Aragão;
Barros, Neuza Biguinati de;
Oliveira, Flávio Augusto de Souza;
Medeiros, Patrícia Soares de Maria de;
Militão, Júlio Sancho Linhares Teixeira;
Nicolete, Roberto;
Facundo, Valdir Alves.
Abstract INTRODUCTION Maytenus guianensis is a member of the Celastraceae family that is used in traditional medicine, particularly for its anti-parasitic and anti-cancer effects. To explore the ethnopharmacological potential of this plant, the present study was designed to screen the in vitro antileish...
RESUMO As duas espécies de espinheira-santa Maytenus aquifolium Mart. e Maytenus ilicifolia Mart. ex Reissek pertencentes à família Celastraceae e têm sido intensamente exploradas nas populações nativas devido seu alto valor medicinal. O grande interesse pela espinheira-santa é para o tratamento d...
