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Medicinal species from Brazil with anti-inflammatory or antioxidant potential: ...
Pereira, Joedna Cavalcante; Martins, Analina Beserra; Rocha, Melissa Carvalho Franca; Cavalcante Júnior, Salomão Mascarenhas; Feitosa, Chistiane MendesMedicinal plants have been used by the population since time immemorial, representing a remarkable source for the treatment of various human diseases, that may have their risk reduced by eating products based on these plants, benefits are attributed to some secondary metabolites that have an anti-inflammatory and/or antioxidant activity. The aim of this study is to perform a literature searching for the most co...
Piper methysticum G. Forst (Piperaceae) in the central nervous system: phytoche...
Alves, Patrícia e Silva; Santos, Felipe Pereira da Silva; Rodrigues, Ana Paula; Dias, Leandro Sousa; Silva, Giovanna Carvalho daDue to the continuous increase in incidents of diseases and disorders in the central nervous system as neurodegenerative disease, the growth of studies that seek to use herbal medicines has been observed, since these are more easily produced and more economically viable, in addition to having side effects to a lesser extent when compared to existing synthetic drugs. In this way, a wide variety of plants have be...
Phenolic derivatives and antioxidant activity of polar extracts from Bauhinia p...
Carvalho, Adonias Almeida; Santos, Lucivania Rodrigues dos; Farias, Ruth Raquel Soares de; Chaves, Mariana Helena; Feitosa, Chistiane MendesA tea made with the leaves or stem bark of Bauhinia pulchella Benth (Fabaceae) is used in the treatment of diabetes. Ethanol (EEF) and aqueous (EAF) extracts were obtained from the leaves and the antioxidant and citotoxic activities were tested, as well as quantify the content of flavonoids and phenolic compounds (TPC). EEF and EAF showed similar profiles by HPLC, with the presence of three compounds. Column ch...
Composição química e atividade anticolinesterásica de uma fração ativa do extra...
Carvalho, Rusbene Bruno Fonseca de; Almeida, Antonia Amanda Cardoso de; Freitas, Rivelilson Mendes de; Lima, Luciano Silvap. 1375-1379; Submitted by Suelen Reis (suziy.ellen@gmail.com) on 2014-03-20T13:34:38Z No. of bitstreams: 1 0100-40422013000900017.pdf: 148624 bytes, checksum: 42e8b800982fb8e3600bed1d6ca8509f (MD5); Made available in DSpace on 2014-03-20T13:34:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 0100-40422013000900017.pdf: 148624 bytes, checksum: 42e8b800982fb8e3600bed1d6ca8509f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013; This paper describe...
Phytoconstituents and evaluation of acetylcholinesterase inhibition by methanol...
Rashed, Khaled Nabih Zaki; Sucupira, Ana Carolina Cardoso; Ferreira, Paulo Michel Pinheiro; Feitosa, Chistiane MendesThis study deals with evaluation of acetylcholinesterase activity of Liquidambar styraciflua aerial parts methanol 80% extract and identification of the bio-active phytoconstituents of the extract. The acetylcholinesterase inhibition was detected by Ellman’s method and the methanol extract was subjected for phytochemical analysis. The extract of L. styraciflua has shown (IC50 = 0.070 mg/mL), with a similar acti...