Ethnopharmacological relevance Piperaceae is the fifth largest family of plants in Panama.
This review focuses on the ethnomedical uses of the most prevalent Panamanian species …

Infectious diseases caused by parasites are a major threat for the entire mankind, especially
in the tropics. More than 1 billion people world-wide are directly exposed to tropical …

Background The two available drugs for treatment of T. cruzi infection, nifurtimox and
benznidazole (BZ), have potential toxic side effects and variable efficacy, contributing to their …

Several studies have assessed the potential of essential oils as substitutes for synthetic
pesticides, in order to counter insect resistance to commercial pesticides. Piper aduncum L …

We describe herein an evaluation of the trypanocidal effect of eight piperamides (1–8)
isolated from Piper tuberculatum bearing dihydropyridone, piperidine, and isobutyl moieties …

BACKGROUND Recent studies showed that essential oils from different pepper species
(Piper spp.) have promising leishmanicidal and trypanocidal activities. OBJECTIVES In …

Fractionation of dichloromethane extracts from the leaves of Piper heterophyllum and P.
aduncum afforded three prenylated hydroxybenzoic acids, 3-[(2E, 6E, 10E)-11-carboxy-3, 7 …

Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is caused by infection with the
protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) …

In the scope of our ongoing research on bioactive agents from Brazilian flora, twenty-four
extracts and fractions obtained from Piper arboreum Aub. and Piper tuberculatum …

Abstract The State of Parana has a diversity of plants that are used in the traditional
medicine and among them are some of the representatives of the Piperaceae family. Piper is …