Background Since ancient times, species of Cleome genus are used to cure various
ailments in human beings and same is stated in traditional treatises. Each part of the plant …

Due to the use of Cleome spinosa Jacq.(Cleomaceae) in traditional medicine against
inflammatory and infectious processes, this study evaluated the in vitro antimicrobial …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance The Cleomaceae family is known for its richness
in secondary metabolites and different Cleome species are used in folk medicine. Cleome …

Acacia nilotica has been used to manage several diseases including pain, inflammation and
fever. However, its efficacy has not been scientifically validated. The aim of this study …

O Professor Francisco José de Abreu Matos realizou pesquisas com plantas medicinais ao
longo de mais de seis décadas–estudos etnobotânicos e fitoquímicos–e influenciou …

Conventional medications are expensive and arguably associated with various severe
adverse effects, hence the need to develop herbal agents that are effective as alternative …

Active principles found in plants may aid in antiparasitic treatments, however it is important
to evaluate if they do not have cytotoxicity. The leishmanicidal and trypanocidal activities of …

The consumption of medicinal plants has increased in recent decades due to the fact that
they biosynthesize compounds with many biological activities; thus, some plant species with …

Urtica dioica has been used to manage several diseases including pain, inflammation and
fever. However, its efficacy has not been scientifically validated. The aim of this study …

The genus Cleome is widely distributed in drier areas of the tropics and subtropics. Cleome
dendroides and C. rosea are Brazilian native species that occur mainly in Atlantic Forest and …