A study of the larvicidal and molluscicidal activities of some medicinal plants from northeast Brazil

JS Luna, AF Dos Santos, MRF De Lima… - Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
In a search for natural products that could be used to control the vectors of tropical diseases,
23 extracts of medicinal plants from the northeast of Brazil have been tested for molluscicidal …

Antifungal activity of Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa (Rutaceae) leaf extract on dermatophytes

S Balakumar, S Rajan, T Thirunalasundari… - Asian Pacific Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the in vitro antifungal activity of Aegle marmelos leaf extracts and
fractions on the clinical isolates of dermatophytic fungi like Trichophyton mentagrophytes …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro anti-staphylococcal activity of Hyptis martiusii Benth against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: MRSA strains

HDM Coutinho, JGM Costa… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2008 - SciELO Brasil
This is the first report about the antibacterial activity of Hyptis martiusii Benth. In this study the
ethanol extract of H. martiusii was tested for its antimicrobial activity against strains of …

Antifungal activity from Ocimum gratissimum L. towards Cryptococcus neoformans

JA Lemos, XS Passos, OFL Fernandes… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2005 - SciELO Brasil
Cryptococcal infection had an increased incidence in last years due to the explosion of
acquired immune deficiency syndrome epidemic and by using new and effective …

A review of the phytochemical profiling and biological activities of Hyptis Jacq.: a Brazilian native genus of Lamiaceae

MD Sedano-Partida, KP dos Santos… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Hyptis Jacq.(Lamiaceae) has been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of
many diseases around the world. However, Harley and Pastore in 2012 proposed a new …

Antifungal activity of essential oils of Croton species from the Brazilian Caatinga biome

ROS Fontenelle, SM Morais, EHS Brito… - Journal of Applied …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Aims: To find new antifungal agents among essential oils from Brazilian Croton species.
Methods and Results: Plant leaves were steam distilled and the obtained essential oils were …

Volatile compounds from pitanga fruit (Eugenia uniflora L.)

AL Oliveira, RB Lopes, FA Cabral, MN Eberlin - Food Chemistry, 2006 - Elsevier
Extracts from pitanga leaves are considered to be effective against many diseases, and are
therefore used in popular Brazilian medicines. In this study, the volatile constituents of …

Flavonoids and proanthocyanidins-rich fractions from Eugenia dysenterica fruits and leaves inhibit the formation of advanced glycation end-products and the activities …

AB Justino, HCG Silva, RR Franco, IOC Pimentel… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Different parts of Eugenia dysenterica have been
popularly used in Brazil for treating diabetes mellitus and its complications. The present …

[HTML][HTML] Traditional knowledge and uses of medicinal plants by the inhabitants of the islands of the São Francisco river, Brazil and preliminary analysis of Rhaphiodon …

I Pio, AL Lavor, CMD Damasceno… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
This study aimed to carry out an ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by
inhabitants of the Rodeadouro Island, Jatoba Island and Massangano Island, located in The …

ANTIFUNGAL POTENTIAL OF PLANT SPECIES FROM BRAZILIAN CAATINGA AGAINST DERMATOPHYTES

RP Biasi-Garbin, FO Demitto, RCR AMARAL… - Revista do Instituto de …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes complex, or Trichophyton spp. are
the main etiologic agents of dermatophytosis, whose treatment is limited by the high cost of …