In the last few decades, utilization of medicinal plants by the pharmaceutical industry has led
to the identification of many new bioactive compounds. The genus Pterodon, native of the …

Essential oils are odorant liquid oily products consisting of a complex mixture of volatile
compounds obtained from a plant raw material. They have been increasingly proven to act …

Leguminosae or Fabaceae belongs to the Fabales order and comprises about 727 genera
and 19.327 species. It is the largest family on Brazilian soil. Its biodiversity is present in …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Traditional plant-derived medicines have enabled the
mankind in curing the wide spectrum of diseases throughout the ages. Andrographis …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected tropical skin disease caused by the protozoan
genus Leishmania. The treatment is restricted to a handful number of drugs that exhibit toxic …

Background Preparation of nanoformulations using natural products as bioactive
substances is considered very promising for innovative larvicidal agents. On this context, oil …

The oleoresin obtained from fruits of Pterodon emarginatus was previously subjected to
development of larvicidal nanoemulsions. To our knowledge, no efforts aiming at developing …

There is growing interest in the use of topical delivery systems that can modify the
permeation of drugs through the skin. Transdermal carriers containing hyaluronic acid have …

The guided tissue regeneration (GTR) technique can be applied in dentistry and other
medical specializations, such as orthopedics. In modern dentistry, GTR has been used in …

Ethnobotanical relevance The oil obtained from the fruits of Pterodon emarginatus
Vog.(OPe) is used orally and topically, in traditional medicine for some purposes, such as …