Phenylpropanoids and flavonoids are specialized metabolites frequently reported as
involved in plant defense to biotic or abiotic stresses. Their biosynthetic accumulation may …

Helicteres genus, Malvaceae, has pantropical distribution, encompasses about 60 species,
31 of them found in Brazil. Species belonging to this genus are used for treatment of various …

The species Waltheria viscosissima A. St.–Hil, Malvaceae, which is known as 'malva-
branca', is traditionally used in the Brazilian northeast for the treatment of coughs. This …

Helicteres velutina K. Schum (Sterculiaceae), a member of Malvaceae sensu lato, is a
Brazilian endemic plant that has been used by the indigenous tribe Pankarare as an insect …

More than half of the global population lives in areas where the Aedes aegypti mosquito is
present. Efforts have been made to deal with the population of this mosquito in the larval and …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Snakebite envenomation (SBE) is the world's most lethal
neglected tropical disease. Bothrops jararaca is the species that causes the greatest number …

Viral diseases transmitted by the female Aedes aegypti L. are considered a major public
health problem. The aerial parts of Helicteres velutina K. Schum (Sterculiaceae) have …

Aedes aegypti is a vector of emerging and neglected diseases, such as dengue,
chikungunya, and Zika. Helicteres velutina, known as “pitó” in Brazil, is traditionally used as …

The mosquito Aedes aegypti is the main vector for the virus dengue, chikungunya and Zika.
For its control, it is essential to search for natural products with insecticidal effects. The …

Biolarvicide is the larvicide derived from plants and relatively safe. The objective of this study
was to determine the effect of pletekan leaf powder (Ruellia tuberosa), mimosa (Mimosa …