There is a growing society demand for healthier, safer and environmental-friendly products.
For instance, essential oils are emerging as a natural alternatives for replacing synthetic …

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 …

To satisfy the urge for green life, the preparation of various microemulsions using green
surfactants has become a new research hotspot. To improve the utilization of vitamin E (VE) …

Baccharis reticularia DC. is a plant species from the Asteraceae family that is endemic to
Brazil. Despite the great importance of Baccharis genus, no study has been carried out …

Ayapana triplinervis is a plant species used in traditional medicine and in mystical-religious
rituals by traditional communities in the Amazon. The aim of this study are to develop a nano …

The widespread use of synthetic insecticides to control diseases such as those transmitted
by the vector Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) has caused widespread resistance to …

The lemongrass oil (LgEo) exhibits excellent antioxidant and antibacterial properties.
However, low aqueous solubility and instability of its major constituents reduced the …

The use pesticide is one of the indispensable means to combat mosquito borne diseases.
However, the repeated use of synthetic pesticides has induced resistance in the vector pest …

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 …

This study was performed in order to obtain and characterize nanoemulsions of Mentha
piperita L. essential oil (n-MPEO) to assess its efficacy in combination with mild heat …