Biological properties of medicinal plants: a review of their antimicrobial activity

NCC Silva, A Fernandes Júnior - Journal of venomous animals and …, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
Plants have been used for thousands of years to flavor and conserve food, to treat health
disorders and to prevent diseases including epidemics. The knowledge of their healing …

Bioinorganic nanoparticles for the remediation of environmental pollution: critical appraisal and potential avenues

MM Rahman, L Ahmed, F Anika… - Bioinorganic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nowadays, environmental pollution has become a critical issue for both developed and
developing countries. Because of excessive industrialization, burning of fossil fuels, mining …

Antimicrobial and enhancement of the antibiotic activity by phenolic compounds: Gallic acid, caffeic acid and pyrogallol

VN Lima, CDM Oliveira-Tintino, ES Santos… - Microbial …, 2016 - Elsevier
The indiscriminate use of antimicrobial drugs has increased the spectrum of exposure of
these organisms. In our studies, these phenolic compounds were evaluated: gallic acid …

Chemical composition, antifungal activity and potential anti-virulence evaluation of the Eugenia uniflora essential oil against Candida spp.

JFS Dos Santos, JE Rocha, CF Bezerra… - Food chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
The development of fungal resistance to antifungal drugs has been worsening over the
years and as a result research on new antifungal agents derived from plants has intensified …

New roles of fluoxetine in pharmacology: Antibacterial effect and modulation of antibiotic activity

AK de Sousa, JE Rocha, TG de Souza… - Microbial …, 2018 - Elsevier
The antimicrobial activity of psychotropic drugs, especially those of the class of mainly
phenothiazines has been previously reported. Other drugs, including verapamil and …

Modulation of the Antibiotic Activity by Extracts from Amburana cearensis AC Smith and Anadenanthera macrocarpa (Benth.) Brenan

FG Figueredo, EO Ferreira, BFF Lucena… - BioMed Research …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to verify the possible interactions between ethanol extracts of
Amburana cearensis AC Smith and Anadenanthera macrocarpa (Benth.) Brenan, combined …

Seasonal variation, chemical composition and biological activity of the essential oil of Cordia verbenacea DC (Boraginaceae) and the sabinene

EFF Matias, EF Alves, MKN Silva, VRA Carvalho… - Industrial Crops and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Cordia verbenacea DC (Boraginaceae), popularly known as “Erva Baleeira,” has been
widely studied with respect to its chemical and pharmacological properties, and its anti …

Physico-chemical characterization and antibacterial activity of inclusion complexes of Hyptis martiusii Benth essential oil in β-cyclodextrin

TA Andrade, TS Freitas, FO Araújo, PP Menezes… - Biomedicine & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cyclodextrins (CDs) have been used as important pharmaceutical excipients for improve the
physicochemical properties of the drugs of low solubility as the essential oil of Hyptis …

Phytochemical characterization of the Baccharis dracunculifolia DC (Asteraceae) essential oil and antibacterial activity evaluation

GJT Salazar, JP de Sousa, CNF Lima… - Industrial crops and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The present study had as its objective to evaluate the antibacterial and antibiotic modulatory
activity of the Baccharis dracunculifolia (DC) essential oil (EOBD), a species commonly …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial and antibiotic-modifying activity of the commercialized essential oil of Copaifera spp. Associated with LED lights against a Staphylococcus …

MA de Lima Sampaio, ACJ de Araújo… - Journal of Functional …, 2024 - Elsevier
Copaiba oil is widely used in medicine due to its antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, healing,
antiviral, antiseptic and analgesic properties. Thus, the main objective of the study is to …