Cancer is a serious health problem and the second leading cause of death around the
globe. Present review is an attempt to provide utmost information based on ethno …

The genus Stachys is comprised of about 300 species spread throughout the world, hence
representing one of the largest genera of the Lamiaceae. Several Stachys species have …

Medicinal plants are one of the most important sources of drugs used in the pharmaceutical
industry. Among traditional medicinal plants, Lippia gracilis Schauer (Verbenaceae) had …

Hancornia speciosa Gomes (Apocynaceae) is a fruit tree, popularly known as mangabeira,
and it is widely distributed throughout Brazil. Several parts of the plant are used in folk …

The aim of this study was to investigate the chemical composition and anticancer effect of
the leaf essential oil of Xylopia frutescens in experimental models. The chemical …

Abstract Annona vepretorum Mart.(Annonaceae), popularly known as 'bruteira', has
nutritional and medicinal uses. This study investigated the chemical composition and …

Xylopia laevigata, popularly known as “meiú” and “pindaíba”, is a medicinal plant used in
the folk medicine of the Brazilian Northeast for several purposes. The chemical constituents …

Guatteria olivacea RE Fries is an Amazonian species known as 'envira-bobó'and 'envira-
fofa'and is common in the states of Amazonas, Acre, and Pará. Recently, the essential oil …

A current research topic of great interest is the study of the therapeutic properties of plants
and of their bioactive secondary metabolites. Plants have been used to treat all types of …

Zornia brasiliensis, popularly known as “urinária”,“urinana”, and “carrapicho”, is a medicinal
plant used in Brazilian northeast folk medicine as a diuretic and against venereal diseases …