Background: Methicillin-resistant and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are
pathogens causing severe infectious diseases that pose real public health threats problems …

Plant extracts and components are commonly used in popular medicine to relieve the
symptoms of several diseases. They can also be used scientifically for drug testing due to …

Essential oils extracted from many plant species have different biological activities, among
which microbial activity stands out. Species of the genus Piper have antimicrobial potential …

The high frequency of infectious diseases has spurred research into effective tactics to
combat microorganisms that are resistant to several drugs. The overproduction of the …

Medicinal plants are the basis for the development of numerous drugs, ensuring their
effectiveness through pharmaceutical properties, from antimicrobial action to the treatment of …

With the increasing spread of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens, it is of great
importance to develop alternatives to conventional antibiotics. Here, we report the …

Brazil has one of the most diverse floras of the world and a rich socio-diversity, constructed
over the centuries of miscegenation of Amerindian, African, and European cultures. Despite …

Anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil (Griseb.) Altschul, a plant often found in areas of the
Caatinga in northeastern Brazil, is widely used in unconventional medicine for the treatment …

Pharmacodynamic phytochemical/extract-antibiotic interactions can modify the efficacy of
the antibiotic by reversal of antibiotic resistance mechanisms (efflux mechanisms, reduced …

The high frequency of infectious diseases has spurred research into effective tactics to
combat microorganisms that are resistant to several drugs. The overproduction of the …