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Allelopathic activity of Azadirachta indica A.Juss. on Handroanthus serratifoli...
Nascimento, Gabriel Messias da Silva; Leandro, Cícero dos Santos; Alcântara, Bruno Melo de; Miranda de Oliveira, Francisco AlexAllelopathy involves the direct or indirect, stimulating or inhibiting action, promoted by substances called allelochemicals which, when released into the environment, can interfere positively or negatively in the development and germination of surrounding species. The objective of this work was to evaluate the allelopathic potential of Azadirachta indica A.Juss (Meliaceae) leaves on seed germination and seedli...
Floristic composition of two areas of Caatinga in Chapada do Araripe
Sousa , José Fábio de Oliveira; Oliveira , Arycelle Alves de; Campos , Natália Barbosa; Almeida-Bezerra, José Weverton; Silva, Viviane Bezerra daThe Caatinga is the main vegetation formation in northeastern Brazil, occupying most of its area and being of total importance to the region, it has many endemic species, but a small percentage of its extension is protected by environmental laws. It is in it that the Chapada do Araripe is inserted, present in the states of Piauí, Pernambuco and Ceará, which has an enormous plant diversity, has several phytophys...
Review of the medicinal use of Rhaphiodon echinus Schauer (Lamiaceae): biologic...
Cruz Neto, João; Viana, José Wellington Macêdo; Silva, Viviane Bezerra da; Costa, Adrielle Rodrigues; Costa, Maria Haiele Nogueira daThe objective was to conduct a literature review on the biological and pharmacological activities of Rhaphiodon echinus. This is an integrative review guided by the following question: What is the scientific evidence about the biological and pharmacological activity of R. echinus? The databases MEDLINE, PUBMED, BDENF, SCOPUS and WoS were chosen for the search. A population of 54 studies was identified whose sam...
In vitro antibiotic and modulatory activity of Mesosphaerum suaveolens (L.) kun...
Costa, Adrielle Rodrigues; Bezerra, José Weverton Almeida; Cruz, Rafael Pereira da; Freitas, Maria Audilene de; Silva, Viviane Bezerra daThe emergence of fungal resistance to commercial drugs has been a major problem for the WHO. In this context, research with natural products is promising in the discovery of new active substances. Thus, this work evaluated the antifungal effect of a medicinal plant (i.e., Mesosphaerum suaveolens) against strains of the genus Candida, tested the combined effect with the drug fluconazole, and, finally, determined...