Abstract Main Conclusion Permanent glandular trichomes of Robinia viscosa var. hartwigii
produce viscous secretion containing several secondary metabolites, as lipids, mucilage …

Studies on native medicinal plants strengthen initiatives to preserve the environments where
those species naturally occur, many of them already strongly menaced even before their …

Leaves of Anacardium humile are used in Brazilian traditional medicine for the treatment of
intestinal disturbances and skin lesions. This study aimed to define leaf diagnostic structural …

Resprouting from belowground buds enables plants to survive after aboveground biomass
loss in the Brazilian Cerrado. Although resprouting is a common functional strategy in …

Plants have been widely used to treat many diseases, especially by traditional communities
as Indians, that can be considered as an important source of empirical knowledge about the …

The present chapter deals with the concept as well as the structure, ultrastructure and
development of laticifer in plants. The morphological aspects of the laticifer development are …

C. pentandra (L.) Gaertn, popularly known as 'kapok', is a medicinal plant with
ethnobotanical importance. Morphological characterization of the plant will be useful in its …

Chagas disease and leishmaniasis are among the most widespread neglected tropical
diseases, and their current therapies have limited efficacy and several toxic side effects. The …

The pharmacological properties of plant extracts and phytochemicals, such as flavonoids
and terpenoids, remain of great interest. In this work, the effect of extracts, friedelan-3, 21 …

Needles of Juniperus rigida are used in Chinese traditional medicine for the treatment of
brucellosis, dropsy, skin disease, and rheumatoid arthritis. This is the first study that reports …