To describe the distribution pattern of the stomach cancer mortality rate in Brazil and its regions, according to sex, between the year 2011 and 2015. Mortality values were described by the DATASUS atlas mortality and stratified by sex in the year 2011 and 2015 and analyzed by the Two-Way Anova test. It was observed that there was a higher mortality incidence in the Southeast and lower in the Midwest for both s...
Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:48:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2012-01-01; The present study is aimed to diagnose the current public programs focused on herbal medicine in Brazil where the following results can be observed. The main purpose of implementation of these programs was the demand of the users of medicinal plants and herbal medicines. The initiative of the implementa...
Technological innovation and the development of new products is what currently boost the competitiveness between enterprises and moves the economy. The technical-scientific advances in Dentistry grow each day and there are great investments by research centers and universities in new materials, especially in dental implantology. The objective was to evaluate the patents deposited and granted in implantology at ...
A polysaccharide was extracted from the roots of Pombalia calceolaria, a plant used in folk medicine in Northeastern Brazil, by decoction followed by precipitation with methanol, yielding a concentration of 13.0% w/w, and purification with acetone. The molar mass peak was estimated to be 4.0 × 103 Da using gel permeation chromatography (GPC). Polarized light photomicrography of histological sections revealed th...
Objectives: To perform a pharmacognostic evaluation of bitter melon from Brazilian northeast (Momordica charantia L.) Methods: The botanical materials used consisted of leaves of Momordica charantia L., microcarpa and macrocarpa varieties collected in the period of flowering and fruiting. For the collection of the leaves was used pruning shears and for herborization were followed the usual procedures in this ty...
Introduction: Dental caries is the most prevalent disease in humans and its incidence is particularly high during childhood. The use of medicinal plants is a common practice in Brazil. Objective: To evaluate the optimal antimicrobial concentration of Copaifera langsdorffii (copaiba) oil-resin, in the form of dental varnish, against Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) in children. Methods: Twenty-four children, car...
Living Pharmacies (LPs) were conceived in Ceará and originated the Public Policy on Medicinal Plants and Phytotherapy, which has been seeking to revitalize this activity. The multi case study, based on content analysis, aimed to characterize the LPs of Fortaleza seeking to know their dynamics and the social actors and, analyze them in terms of innovation and compliance with policy regulations. LPs share similar...
O jucá (Caesalpinia ferrea Mart) é uma pequena árvore, da família das Leguminosas Cesalpinióideas. Possui vagem bruno amarelada, pequena, achatada, encurvada com sementes escuras e duríssimas; madeira de cerne duro; a entrecasca, posta em infusão, serve para toda qualidade de contusões e feridas, também para combater a tosse crônica e a asma. Compõe a relação de plantas medicinais e fitoterápicos do Formulário ...
Introdução: Batiputá (Ouratea fieldingiana (Gardner) Engl.) é uma planta essencialmente arbórea ou arbustiva, pertencente ao gênero Ouratea sp, da família Ochnaceae, encontrada em tabuleiros litorâneos do Ceará. As espécies desse gênero são utilizadas popularmente como tônicas e adstringentes, como antinflamatório e em doenças da pele e no tratamento de doenças gástricas. Estudos científicos dos extratos e fraç...
Plants can be models for the synthesis of a large number of drugs and in the case of herbal medicines they are directly part of their composition. The National Policy of Medicinal Plants and Phytotherapics (PNPMF) of 2006 is considered the regulatory framework of Brazilian herbal medicine. The Government developed actions for its implementation, but its progress was limited by factors such as insufficient knowl...