Lippia origanoides is a honey shrub which has showed hypotensive potential assessed by in vivo studies. The aim of this work is the development of a pharmaceutical formulation composed by an optimized extract obtained from aerial parts of L. origanoides. The quantification of the naringenin marker in the dry extract and tablets developed was performed, as well as the assessment of the oral acute toxicity in rat...
The total phenol and flavonoid content, in addition to the antioxidant and cytotoxic activities, of extracts and fractions of Piptadenia moniliformis was determined. This honey plant species is commonly known as "catanduba" or "angico de bezerro". The aqueous fraction derived from the peels of the fruits exhibited the highest antioxidant activity, remaining comparable to the standard value, and there was a gene...