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Selaginellaceae: traditional use, phytochemistry and pharmacology

Selaginella is the only genus from Selaginellaceae, and it is considered a key factor in studying evolution. The family managed to survive the many biotic and abiotic pressures during the last 400 million years. The purpose of this review is to provide an up-to-date overview of Selaginella in order to re...

Fractions of Selaginella convoluta (Arn) Spring (Selaginellaceae) attenuate the nociceptive behavior events in mice

Braz. j. biol; 80 (1), 2020
Abstract Selaginella convoluta (Arn.) Spring is a species popularly known as "jericó", and used in folk medicine as analgesic and anti-inflammatory. This study aimed to investigate in mice the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of the hexane (Sc-Hex) and chloroform (Sc-CHCl3) fractions (10...

First Report of Agrobacterium rhizogenes-induced Hairy Root Formation in Selaginella bryopteris: a Pteridophyte Recalcitrant to Genetic Transformation

Abstract we report A. rhizogenes-induced hairy root formation in S. bryopteris, a medicinally and commercially important plant. A. rhizogenes strain LBA1334 co-cultivated with explants (root, rhizophore, stem portion near the root, and stem with intact fronds) for 24 and 48 h after transformation for ind...

Determinación de la actividad biológica de cinco especies vegetales: Talisia nervosa, Cyclanthus bipartitus, Selaginella artrítica, Tetragastris panamensis y Crisophila warscewiczii en Cisticercos de Taenia solium

Existen muchas clases o categorías de sustancias naturales producto del metabolismo vegetal que se han clasificado según su origen características químicas, similitud estructural, molecular o su acción farmacológica. Todo este potencial que las plantas han demostrado podemos desarrollarlo, no solo,...