In a survey, from Brazilian books, we searched plants that are in popular use for purposes
resembling those of an adaptogen. This study focused on 24 books by authors from diverse …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Sexual dysfunction is a multifactorial health condition
characterized by distressing disturbances in the sexual response and libido, leading to an …

Pfaffia glomerata contains high levels of β-ecdysone, which has shown a range of beneficial
pharmacological effects. The present study demonstrated that inflorescences of P. glomerata …

This was an ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants occurring in home gardens in the
northern Brazilian Pará state. We conducted semi-structured interviews with the owners of …

Subcritical water extraction (SWE) is one of the most promising modern extraction
techniques for isolation of bioactive compounds from plant materials …

In this work, the aqueous extract obtained from Brazilian ginseng (Pfaffia glomerata) roots
(BGR), rich in beta-ecdysone and fructooligosaccharides (FOS), was powdered by spray …

Ethnopharmacological usages Leaves and roots of Pfaffia glomerata areused as
aphrodisiacs, tranquilizers and antirheumatics. Due to the lack of experimental scientific …

This study investigates the leishmanicidal activity of five species of plants used in folk
medicine in endemic areas of the state of Alagoas, Brazil. Data were collected in the cities of …

Brazilian Ginseng extracts of two species, Pfaffia paniculata and Pfaffia glomerata, were
obtained by supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) with CO2 and by low-pressure solvent …

Abstract Pfaffia glomerata (Spreng.) Pedersen, known worldwide as Brazilian ginseng, has
an important commercial value due to its pharmaceutical properties. In addition to the newly …