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 …

Traditional medicine and diet has served mankind through the ages for prevention and
treatment of most chronic diseases. Mounting evidence suggests that chronic inflammation …

Abstract Context: Alstonia boonei De Wild (Apocyanaceae) is used in ethnomedicine for the
management of malaria, ulcer, rhematic pain, toothache, and inflammatory disorders …

A shift towards natural anti-aging ingredients has spurred the research to valorize
traditionally used plants. In this context, Rosmarinus officinalis L. was evaluated for its …

Four triterpene acetates, α-amyrin acetate (1a), β-amyrin acetate (2a), lupeol acetate (3a),
and butyrospermol acetate (4a), and four triterpene cinnamates, α-amyrin cinnamate (1c), β …

Eclipta alba can be found growing wild in fallow lands of Bangladesh where it is considered
as a weed by farmers. Traditional medicinal systems of the Indian subcontinent countries as …

Phytosterols, besides hypocholesterolemic effect, present anti-inflammatory properties. Little
information is available about their efficacy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Therefore …

Inflammation is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Dietary plant sterols are
known to reduce plasma cholesterol levels and thereby reduce cardiovascular risk. Recent …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The American flora represents one of the
world's wealthiest sources of material with pharmacological activity due to its biodiversity …

In this study, we report that α, β-amyrin, a plant-derived pentacyclic triterpene, reduced
persistent inflammatory and neuropathic hyperalgesia in mice by a direct activation of the …