Iresine herbstii Hook.(Amaranthaceae) and Brugmansia arborea (L.) Lagerheim
(Solanaceae) are used in the northern Peruvian Andes for magic-therapeutical purposes …

In this work we examined the affinity and the selectivity of V. adscendens, Iresine herbstii
Hook.(Amaranthaceae) and Brugmansia arborea (L.) Lagerheim (Solanaceae) towards 5 …

Traditional medicine is a primary source for the study of medicinal plants. In some countries,
knowledge about the therapeutic use of medicinal plants is very deep and very often …

The aim of the present work is to demonstrate the putative sedative and anxiolytic-like effects
of a hydro-ethanolic extract obtained from the aerial parts of Aloysia polystachya …

Valeriana adscendens Trel.(Valerianaceae) is a psychoactive plant usually used in magical-
therapeutic rituals in traditional practices of the Northern Peruvian Andes. Previous studies …

Previous reports have shown that several of the effects of morphine, including the
development of tolerance and physical withdrawal symptoms, are reduced by extracts of …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Magnolia officinalis Rehder and Wilson
[Magnoliaceae] bark and Ziziphus spinosa (Buhge) Hu ex. Chen.[Fam. Rhamnaceae] seed …

Tilia species are traditional medicinal plants widely used in Latin America as sedatives and
tranquilizers. For this purpose, the infusion of their inflorescences is used to prepare a tea. In …

Different extracts (ethanolic, hexane, aqueous) of ginger (rhizomes of Zingiber officinale)
and the essential oil were tested using [14 C] guanidinium influx into N1E-115 cells and the …

The study was conducted to test the aqueous extract of Brugmansia suaveolens (AEBs)
flowers for their antinociceptive effects in mice. In the hot plate test, a significant increase in …