Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-12T02:32:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-03-14; Nagase Science Technology Foundation; Bee bread is the main source of proteins necessary for the development of hypopharyngeal glands in nurse bees. However, the seasonal chemical composition and its effects on honey bee physiology are poorly understood. Thus, this study evaluated how the season and bot...
Historical ethnobotanical studies of medicinal plants reveal important information about traditional practices of human groups and infl uence current understanding of the use of plants. Th e present article describes the ethnopharmacology of mururé (Brosimum acutifolium) since the XVIII century for the treatment of syphilis and correlates past and present therapeutic use. Th is information contributes to the ap...
An Apis mellifera bee pollen sample from Bahia state in Brazil was studied to evaluate its botanical origin and phytochemical composition. The bee pollen sample was collected in the municipality of Canavieiras, in an area with a very high predominance of Cocos nucifera L (Aracaceae), which was identified as the major taxon (99%), thus being the possible botanical origin of this pollen. The main constituents fou...
Dado o aumento do interesse fitoterapêutico do pólen apícola é fundamental o estabelecimento de normas que permitam caracterizá-lo quanto aos taxa de onde provêm os respectivos pólens.Ao longo de 5 anos analisaram-se 34 amostras correspondentes a 4 países, num total de 103 “cargas polínicas” de taxa diversos. Para a determinação dos perfis cromatográficos estudaram-se 60 amostras de pólen colhido directamente d...