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...
Ocimum basilicum L., popularly known as basil, has several biological activities related to the essential oil present in its leaves, such as: antifungal, insect repellent, anti-giardia, antioxidant capacity, anxiolytic and sedative. Some studies indicate that the plant has antihypertensive and vasodilatory activity. The present study aims to characterize the pharmacological effects of the essential oil of Ocimu...
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 ...