Aims: Evaluation of antibacterial activity and essential oils composition from rosewood species (Aniba rosaeodora and A. parviflora), sampled in an experimental plantation on Lower Amazon River, Brazil, were performed between July 2014 and June 2015. Rosewood species are threaten...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/22901
Aims and Study Design: Piper aduncum L. is a Brazilian plant with many biological properties attributed to its dillapiole-rich essential oil. Despite the development of antibiotics, bacterial and fungal infections are still a public health issue in the medical field. This study m...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26340
Lais T. Massing, Chieno Suemitsu, Sandra Layse F. Sarrazin, Agnaldo Tremea, José Guilherme S. Maia & Rosa Helena V. Mourão·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2021
Aims: Pectis species, belonging to Asteraceae, are aromatic and medicinal herbaceous plants, distributed in the Americas, the West Indies, and the Pacific islands, with lemon, cumin, or oregano aroma, used in infusions to treat several diseases or as spices. Methodology: In this...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i130362
Leomara A. da Silva, Sandra Layse F. Sarrazin, Ricardo B. Oliveira, Chieno Suemitsu, José Guilherme S. Maia & Rosa Helena V. Mourão·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2016
Aims: The leaves of Myrcia sylvatica have traditional use in the control of dysentery and intestinal parasites for the riparian inhabitants who live in savanna areas along the Amazon River, Brazil. Methodology: The constituents of the oils (fresh and dried leaves) of this plant...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/25494