Edible fruits from Brazilian biodiversity: A review on their sensorial characteristics versus bioactivity as tool to select research

N Teixeira, JCS Melo, LF Batista, J Paula-Souza… - Food research …, 2019 - Elsevier
The Brazilian flora is very rich in edible fruits but only a fraction of this potential is known and
properly used. In this study, we discuss the importance of Brazilian edible fruits using data …

Review on mechanisms and interactions in concomitant use of herbs and warfarin therapy

PM Leite, MAP Martins, RO Castilho - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2016 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of warfarin, an oral anticoagulant originally derived from a plant, is
strongly affected by patient's characteristics such as the age, presence of comorbidities, and …

[HTML][HTML] Native foods from Brazilian biodiversity as a source of bioactive compounds

VB Oliveira, LT Yamada, CW Fagg… - Food Research …, 2012 - Elsevier
The interest in South American native plant species has been growing in recent years due to
their health benefits. Brazil is one of the world's mega-diverse locations with over 40,000 …

[HTML][HTML] Amazonian Brazilian medicinal plants described by CFP von Martius in the 19th century

UB Breitbach, M Niehues, NP Lopes, JEQ Faria… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Information regarding the use of beneficial,
native Brazilian plants was compiled by European naturalists during the 19th century. The …

[HTML][HTML] Useful Brazilian plants listed in the field books of the French naturalist Auguste de Saint-Hilaire (1779–1853)

MGL Brandão, M Pignal, S Romaniuc… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Information regarding the use of beneficial,
native Brazilian plants was compiled by European naturalists in the 19th century. The …

Female naturalists and the patterns of suppression of women scientists in history: the example of Maria Sibylla Merian and her contributions about useful plants

F Mariath, LC Baratto - Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2023 - Springer
Background This work reunites many women naturalists who registered knowledge about
native flora in scientific expeditions around the globe between the seventeenth and …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical composition and inhibitory activities on dipeptidyl peptidase IV and pancreatic lipase of two underutilized species from the Brazilian Savannah …

VB Oliveira, RLB Araújo, T Eidenberger… - Food Research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Brazil has the greatest vegetal biodiversity in the world, but products derived from native
species are not optimally utilized. Oxalis cordata and Xylopia aromatica are two …

Chemical characterization, antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effect of Lippia lacunosa, a species used by the Bandeirantes

GDA Ladeira, TM Acácio, FF Rodrigues… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Lippia lacunosa Mart. & Schauer is an endemic
plant from the Serra do Espinhaço mountain range located on the Atlantic plateau, Brazil. It …

Native plant species with economic value from Minas Gerais and Goiás: a discussion on the currentness of the data recovered by the French naturalist Auguste de …

FLB Mügge, J Paula-Souza, JC Melo… - Horticultura …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Given the increasing anthropic threats faced by natural ecosystems all around the world, this
work holds an important role by recovering primary information of the Brazilian biodiversity …

In vitro anticoagulant activity of selected medicinal plants: potential interactions with warfarin and development of new anticoagulants

PM Leite, A Freitas, J Amorim… - Journal of Basic and …, 2022 - degruyter.com
Objectives Warfarin is the most widely used anticoagulant in the world, but it has several
limitations including its narrow therapeutic range, need for dose adjustment and high …