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 …

Uses of medicinal plants by people around the world significantly contribute and guide
biologically active compounds research that can be useful in the combat against various …

Medicinal plants are used in traditional medicine to treat a wide range of ailments. The
knowledge of them is handed down from generation to generation and is described in …

Abstract Background Although Echinodorus grandiflorus (Cham. & Schltr.) Michel are used
in Brazilian folk medicine as a diuretic drug, to date, no study has evaluated the mechanisms …

Although diuretics have been widely used to treat hypertension along with others
cardiovascular and renal disorders, no scientific data have been recorded to support the …

Active constituents from natural origin have long been used for the treatment of patients
suffering from cardiovascular and renal diseases. This study therefore aimed to investigate …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Although Echinodorus grandiflorus, Cuphea
carthagenensis, and Phyllanthus tenellus infusions are used in Brazilian folk medicine due …

Ethnopharmacological relevance The rhizome of Ligusticum porteri Coulter& Rose (LP) has
been traditionally used by the ethnic group Raramuri in the North of México for treatment of …

Heart failure, hypertension, cirrhosis and nephritic syndrome are among conditions that alter
volume and composition of body fluids and are modulated by diuretics. Natural products are …

Flavonol glycosides are important components of leaves from vascular plants. A lot of
isomers of these compounds are produced by plants, making their analysis very difficult and …