In this short article, I have discussed (on the base of the Web of Science data base search),
the expressive progress of Latin American scientific production in peer review journals in the …

The botanical collections of early explorers and the later ethnobotany have played important
roles in the development of new drugs for many centuries. In the middle of the last century …

In this paper we discuss some examples of ethnopharmacological research as it has been
conducted during the last two centuries and look at the current role of this discipline in drug …

This review article focuses on pre-clinical and clinical studies with some selected Brazilian
medicinal plants in different areas of interest, conducted by research groups in Brazil and …

Abstract The Brazilian Foundation of Medicinal Plants has developed a medicinal plant
database. Data were obtained from communications presented in Brazilian Scientific …

The first edition of the Brazilian Official Pharmacopoeia (FBRAS), published in 1929, is a rich
source of information about American medicinal plants, since it lists species used in both …

Finalist for 2009 The Council on Botanical & Horticultural Libraries Literature Award! A
Comprehensive Guide Addressing Safety, Efficacy, and Suitability About a quarter of all the …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The American flora represents one of the
world's wealthiest sources of material with pharmacological activity due to its biodiversity …

An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants marketed in La Paz and El Alto cities in the
Bolivian Andes, reported medicinal information for about 129 species, belonging to 55 …

Uruguay is a country with a population basically of European origin, formed by immigration
waves arriving at the turn of the 19th century. During the colonial days, a small number of the …