ABSTRACT Annona hypoglauca Mart., Annonaceae, popularly known as “beribá”, was
collected in flooded areas of the Amazonian Rain Forest. The crude extract obtained from …

Investigation on the medical ethnobotany of the Q'eqchi Maya of Livingston, Izabal,
Guatemala, was undertaken in order to explore Q'eqchi perceptions, attitudes, and treatment …

A hexane extract of leaves of Annona cherimolia produced anxiolytic-like actions when
administered to mice and tested in two animal models of anxiety: the mouse avoidance …

Cancer disease is increasing annually worldwide, creating some concerns regarding the
efficacy of the present treatment options. This has caused patients to seek alternatives to …

In traditional medicine Gossypium barbadense L. is used against hypertension. Looking for
a scientific basis for this use, the blood-pressure-lowering effect of the decoction of the …

Soursop (Annona muricata) belongs to the family Annonaceae and is widely distributed and
commercially cultivated in tropical and subtropical climates around the world. The stem …

In the pathogenesis of tauopathies, genetic and environmental factors have been identified.
While familial clustering led to the identification of mutations in MAPT encoding the …

Annona purpurea, known in Mexico as “cabeza de negro” or “ilama”, belongs to the
Annonaceae family. Its roots are employed in folk medicine in several regions of Mexico …

Ethnopharmacological relevance It is not always possible to correlate the “emic” terms to the
“etic” ones during ethnopharmacological surveys, especially regarding those related to …

In plants, the presence and distribution of specialized metabolites during the early stages of
development are not documented enough, even though their biosynthesis is one of the most …