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 …

Bioprospecting is the exploration, extraction and screening of biological material and
sometimes indigenous knowledge to discover and develop new drugs and other products …

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 …

Ticks are a large group of parasitic arthropods which transmit pathogens to animals and
humans, causing great economic losses. Chemical-based antitick measures include the use …

The continuous and indiscriminate use of insecticides has been responsible for the
emergence of insecticide resistant vector insect populations, especially in Aedes aegypti …

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

Leishmaniasis is the neglected disease among parasitic diseases with an increasing rate of
infections. Recently, numerous studies have been conducted on the leishmanicidal …

This study evaluated the chemical compositions of the leaves and fruits of eight black
pepper cultivars cultivated in Pará State (Amazon, Brazil). Hydrodistillation and gas …

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