The genus Arrabidaea, consisting of~ 170 species, belongs to the family Bignoniaceae,
distributed around the Neotropics and temperate zone. The center of diversity of the family is …

Background Leishmaniasis includes a wide complex of diseases that affect humans and
other mammals, and can range from a mild cutaneous form to a severe visceral type. The …

For thousands of years mankind has used the resources of flora in the treatment of various
diseases. There are reports, for example, of the use of plants for therapeutic purposes dating …

Arrabidaea chica Verlot (Bignoniaceae) is an important folk medicine plant native to the
Amazon region and used to treat anemia, hemorrhage, inflammation, intestinal colic …

ABSTRACT Piper callosum Ruiz & Pav., Piperaceae, popularly known as “elixir-paregórico”
and “matricá” in Brazil, is used in folk medicine to treat gonorrhea, general pain, and …

Psidium guineense Swartz is a bush used in urinary tract diseases, diarrhea, and dysentery.
The present study aims to perform the anatomical study of the leaves and evaluation of the …

Piper arboreum Aubl. var. arboreum e P. tuberculatum Jacq.(Piperaceae), conhecidas como
pimenta-longa, são comercializadas como produtos tradicionais fitoterápicos e …

The use of medicinal plants as therapeutic and economic resources has been on the rise in
recent years. In Brazil, however, increasing doubt is being cast on the quality of these …

RESUMO A terapia fotodinâmica (TFD) é um procedimento muito promissor para uma
variedade de tumores sólidos e lesões malignas por demonstrar eficácia terapêutica in vitro …

Tinctures are almost the oldest medicines and their use is substantial in the medication
nowadays as well. The antioxidant values by ferric reducing/antioxidant power (FRAP) …