The purpose of this systematic review was to identify the available literature on the essential oil from species of genus Cordia. This study followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews. The search was conducted on four databases: LILACS, PubMed, Science Direct, and Scopus until June 5th, 2020, with no time or language restrictions. Sixty out of the 1,333 initially gathered studies fit the incl...
Miconia chamissois Naudin is a species from the Cerrado, which is being increasingly researched for its therapeutic potential. The aim of this study was to obtain a standardized extract and to evaluate seasonal chemical variations. Seven batches of aqueous extracts from leaves were produced for the standardization. These extracts were evaluated for total solids, polyphenol (TPC) and flavonoid content (TFC), vit...
The objective of this study was to evaluate biological and phytochemical properties of the aqueous extract from the leaves of Miconia chamissoisNaudin (AEMC). Phytochemical properties were assessed by analyzing the chromatographic profile and the polyphenol content of AEMC. Biological properties evaluation wasconducted based on cytotoxicity assay and by evaluating the antioxidant, antimicrobial, and enzymatic i...
The species Harpagophytum procumbens DC. is popularly known as devil’s claw and is widely used because of its anti-inflammatory properties that are attributed to an iridoid glycoside, the harpagoside. This medicinal plant is part of the Brazilian List of Essential Medicines, that is, it was selected and standardized for the resolution of diseases in the Brazilian public health system, SUS, and can be found in s...
Tese (doutorado)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, 2019.; Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa do Distrito Federal (FAP/DF) e Fundação de Empreendimentos Científicos e Tecnológicos (FINATEC).; A exposição à radiação ultravioleta é um fator de risco para o des...
Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, 2015.; A família Erytrhoxylaceae possui espécies que são popularmente empregadas como antibacterianos, antinflamatórios, diuréticos, em disfunções hepáticas, vesiculares e respiratórias. Essas espécies caracterizam-se pela presença de alcaloides tropânicos, taninos, terpenos, fenilpro...