Piper species are aromatic plants used as spices in the kitchen, but their secondary
metabolites have also shown biological effects on human health. These plants are rich in …

The Piper genus is the most representative of the Piperaceae reaching around 2000 species
distributed in the pantropical region. In the Neotropics, its species are represented by herbs …

Several studies have assessed the potential of essential oils as substitutes for synthetic
pesticides, in order to counter insect resistance to commercial pesticides. Piper aduncum L …

Background: The challenge in antimicrobial chemotherapy is to find safe and selective
agents with potency that will not be compromised by previously developed resistance …

Background: Chagas disease (American Trypanosomiasis) is classified by the World Health
Organization (WHO) as one of the seventeen neglected tropical diseases (NTD), affecting …

Abstract Background Chagas Disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi infection, is one of the
most important neglected tropical diseases (NTD), without an effective therapy for the …

The term neglected diseases refers to a group of infections caused by various classes of
pathogens, including protozoa, viruses, bacteria, and helminths, most often affecting …

The mosquito vectors of the genera Aedes and Anopheles present resistance to several
commercial insecticides, which are also toxic to non-predator targets. On the other hand …

Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis is a protozoan that causes mucocutaneous leishmaniasis,
which is an infectious disease that affects more than 12 million people worldwide. The …

Aniba rosaeodora is one of the most widely used plants in the perfumery industry, being
used as medicinal plant in the Brazilian Amazon. This work aimed to evaluate the chemical …