The increasing incidence of drug-resistant pathogens raises an urgent need to identify and
isolate new bioactive compounds from medicinal plants using standardized modern …

Propolis, a resinous material produced by honey bees from plant exudates, has long been
used in traditional herbal medicine and is widely consumed as a health aid and immune …

The global medicine market is about 1.1 trillion US dollars. About 35 percent of medicines
have originated from natural products. Brazil presents the largest biodiversity in the world …

The rising burden of cancer worldwide calls for an alternative treatment solution. Herbal
medicine provides a very feasible alternative to western medicine against cancer. This …

Background The use of herbal medicine, as one element of complementary and alternative
medicine, is increasing worldwide. Little is known about the reasons for and factors …

The genus Cinnamomum includes a number of plant species largely used as food, food
additives and spices for a long time. Different traditional healing systems have used these …

Peripheral nerve injury is a complex condition with a variety of signs and symptoms such as
numbness, tingling, jabbing, throbbing, burning or sharp pain. Peripheral nerves are fragile …

This article examined the performance of a low cost, economically viable and a novel forced
convection solar drying system. To control the thermal fluctuations during the day-night …

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 …

Plants have had an essential role in the folklore of ancient cultures. In addition to the use as
food and spices, plants have also been utilized as medicines for over 5000 years. It is …