ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The Vernonia genus has about one thousand
species and members of the genus are widely used as food and medicine. The aim of this …

This article examines the therapeutic practices of the inhabitants of Jaú National Park (JNP),
state of Amazonas, the most important feature of this region being its rich biodiversity …

Medicinal plants with potential therapeutic activities are a tremendous resources of
prospective drug candidates. NSAIDs, opiates, and other anti-inflammatory & analgesic …

Sixty-six extracts of 18 plants commonly used by traditional healers in Congo Brazzaville for
the treatment of malaria have been investigated for in vitro antiplasmodial activity. Ethanolic …

Medicinal plants are considered as one of the ideal sources for cancer therapy due to their
bioactive contents and low toxicity to humans. Vernonia genus is one of the common …

Os modelos de desenvolvimento sócio-econômicos adotados pela sociedade humana
refletem diferentes formas de relacionamento com a natureza, as quais no paradigma …

Background Understanding how people of diverse cultural backgrounds have traditionally
used plants and animals as medicinal substances during displacements is one of the most …

Muitos estudos de plantas medicinais baseiam-se em informações etnofarmacológicas, na
intenção de encurtar o tempo e diminuir os recursos financeiros no desenvolvimento de …

The present study evaluated the antioxidant potential of Vernonia condensata Baker
(Asteraceae). Dried and powdered leaves were exhaustively extracted with ethanol by static …

The study of the relationship between man and nature can reveal the potential of plant
resources. In the present study we used non-probabilistic sampling and snowball technique …