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Anatomy, histochemistry and oxalic acid content of the leaflets of Averrhoa bil...
Sá,Rafaela D.; Vasconcelos,Alex L.; Santos,Andréa V.; Padilha,Rafael J.R.; Alves,Luiz C.; Soares,Luiz A.L.; Randau,Karina PerrelliAbstract Averrhoa bilimbi L. and A. carambola L., Oxalidaceae, are the only two species of the genus Averrhoa L. Their leaves are widely used in folk medicine as an adjuvant in the treatment of diabetes. Some species may contain, for example, calcium oxalate crystals, which may lead to risk in its use when there is predisposition of individuals with reduced renal activity. Therefore, there are still few studies...
Chromatographic profiles of extractives from leaves of Eugenia uniflora
Bezerra,Isabelle C.F.; Ramos,Rhayanne T. de M.; Ferreira,Magda R.A.; Soares,Luiz A.L.ABSTRACT Eugenia uniflora L., Myrtaceae, popularly known as “pitanga”, is used in traditional medicine due the properties attributed to its chemical content, these being mainly hydrolysable tannins and flavonoids. This study provides a qualitative and quantitative evaluation of chemical profile from leaves of E. uniflora. The HPLC analysis was carried out on a C18 column (4.6 mm × 250 mm, 5 µm) by gradient elut...
Morpho-anatomical study of Ageratum conyzoides
Santos,Rafaela F.; Nunes,Bárbara M.; Sá,Rafaela D.; Soares,Luiz A.L.; Randau,Karina P.ABSTRACT Ageratum conyzoides L., belonging to the family Asteraceae, is a tropical plant found in some regions of Africa, Asia and South America. This species is popularly known as billy goat weed, “mentrasto” and “catinga-de-bode” and has a large variety of secondary metabolites and biological activities mentioned in the literature. The objective of this work was to contribute the pharmacobotanical standardiza...
Development of standardized extractive solution from Lippia sidoides by factori...
Lima,Bruno S.; Ramos,Cledison S.; Santos,João P.A.; Rabelo,Thallita K.; Serafini,Mairim R.; Souza,Carlos A.S.; Soares,Luiz A.L.AbstractThe aim of this study was to evaluate the influences of variables of preparation on total flavonoids content from extractive solution of Lippia sidoides Cham., Verbenaceae. Thus a 23 factorial design was used to study the importance of plant proportion, the extraction method and solvent on the extraction of flavonoid. The methodology of determination of chemicals in factorial design was validated accord...
Simaroubaceae family: botany, chemical composition and biological activities
Alves,Iasmine A.B.S.; Miranda,Henrique M.; Soares,Luiz A.L.; Randau,Karina P.The Simaroubaceae family includes 32 genera and more than 170 species of trees and brushes of pantropical distribution. The main distribution hot spots are located at tropical areas of America, extending to Africa, Madagascar and regions of Australia bathed by the Pacific. This family is characterized by the presence of quassinoids, secondary metabolites responsible of a wide spectrum of biological activities s...
Validation of a spectrophotometric methodology for the quantification of polysa...
Galvão,Marcos A.M.; Ferreira,Magda R.A.; Nunes,Barbara M.; Santana,Asaph S.C.O.; Randau,Karina P.; Soares,Luiz A.L.The roots from Operculina macrocarpa (L.) Urb., Convolvulaceae, are widely used in Brazilian traditional medicine as a laxative and purgative. The biological properties of this drug material have been attributed to its polysaccharides content. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the polysaccharide content in drug material from O. macrocarpa by spectrophotometric quantitative analysis. The root was used ...