A survey of plants used ethnomedically against cancer was undertaken, using the
NAPRALERT database currently maintained by the Program for Collaborative Research in …

This study describes some characteristics of the Rubiaceae family pertaining to the
occurrence and distribution of secondary metabolites in the main genera of this family. It …

In this study, we screened sixty medicinal plant species from the Brazilian savanna ("
cerrado") that could contain useful compounds for the control of tropical diseases. The plant …

Natural products remain an important source of new drugs, new drug leads and new
chemical entities. The plant based drug discovery resulted mainly in the development of …

A cross-sectional study performed in Temeke District (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) showed
that 5.5% of the traditional healers have knowledge for the treatment of epilepsy. Of the 100 …

Medicinal plants and their extracts are natural resources of compounds used for treatments
in ethnomedicine and phytotherapy. They are also a source of natural products used in the …

The brine shrimp (Artemia salina Leach) lethality bioassay offers an advantage in
standardization and quality control of botanical products. This test is well correlated with …

In vivo bioassay-guided fractionation of the aqueous alcohol extract of the aerial parts of
Bidens pilosa Sch. Bip. var. radiata (Asteraceae) using C57BL/Ks-db/db mice as a model for …

Montrichardia linifera é uma planta aquática de amplo uso na medicina tradicional
amazônica. Entretanto, muito pouco se conhece sobre a sua composição química, e sua …

New series of [1, 3, 4] thiadiazolo [3, 2-a] pyrimidines, benzo [h][1, 3, 4] thiadiazolo [2, 3-b]
quinazolines, benzothiadiazolotriazocine, and imidazo [2, 1-b][1, 3, 4] thiadiazoles have …