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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Different parts of Eugenia dysenterica have been
popularly used in Brazil for treating diabetes mellitus and its complications. The present …

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 …

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 …