This review article focuses on pre-clinical and clinical studies with some selected Brazilian
medicinal plants in different areas of interest, conducted by research groups in Brazil and …

Psidium guajava, is an important food crop and medicinal plant in tropical and subtropical
countries is widely used like food and in folk medicine around of the world. This aims a …

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese scrolls, and Ayurvedic literature record physicians
administering aromatic oils to their patients. Today society looks to science to document …

Thyme (Thymus vulgaris L., Lamiaceae) is an aromatic and medicinal plant that has been
used in folk medicine, phytopharmaceutical preparations, food preservatives, and as an …

Eugenia caryophyllata, popular name" clove", is grown naturally in Indonesia and cultivated
in many parts of the world, including Brazil. Clove is used in cooking, food processing …

In our search for therapeutical alternatives for antiprotozoal chemotherapy, we collected a
selection of 44 plants from western Colombia upon ethnopharmacological and …

ABSTRACT Rosmarinus officinalis L.(Family Lamiaceae), popularly named rosemary, is a
common household plant grown in many parts of the world, including Brazil. Rosemary …

One hundred and twenty-five extracts of 122 different plant species traditionally used by the
Tacana, a native community living in lowland forest at the base of the last foothills of the …

Essential oils are composed largely of monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes and their related
alcohols. The number of components varies from approximately 10‐100, although frequently …

Context: Several studies have demonstrated that essential oils and their major components
have antioxidant activity. p-Cymene is a monoterpene and a major constituent of essential …