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 …

The chemical composition, antioxidant activity, and antimicrobial properties of three
commercially available essential oils: rosemary (REO), lavender (LEO), and mint (MEO) …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Piperaceae is the fifth largest family of plants in Panama.
This review focuses on the ethnomedical uses of the most prevalent Panamanian species …

Essential oil of Origanum species is well known for antimicrobial activity, but only a few have
been evaluated in narrow spectrum antiprotozoal assays. Herein, we assessed the …

Leishmaniases is a tropical disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania for which
the current treatment is expensive, besides increasing reports of parasite resistance. This …

Leishmaniasis is a tropical parasitic disease that affects up to 12 million people worldwide.
Current chemotherapies have limitations such as toxicity, high cost, and parasite resistance …

Abstract Myracrodruon urundeuva (Engl.) Fr. All., commonly known as “aroeira-do-sertão”, is
a medicinal plant from Anacardiaceae family. In this study, the chemical composition of M …

Ziziphora species represent the prototypical example of the Lamiaceae family. The
phytochemicals present in Ziziphora include monoterpenic essential oils, triterpenes and …

Leishmania mexicana is one of the pathogens causing cutaneous leishmaniasis which is
associated with patient morbidity. In our researches for new safe and effective treatments …