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Momordica tuberosa (Cucurbitaceae) is traditionally used as abortifacient in India. Morphoanatomy, physicochemical and phytochemical nature of fruits and seeds of this plant were studied in order to contribute to complet...

This study evaluates the in vitro anti-trichomonads activity of a saponin enriched fraction (MSF) obtained from the fruits of Ilex paraguariensis A. St. Hil. (Aquifoliaceae). The MSF showed better anti-trichomonads act...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity of the ethanolic extract of S. cumini according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute reference method (with modification...

Traditional usage of Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi, popularly known as Brazilian pepper, includes the treatment of inflammatory diseases. Chemical composition of the essential oil extracted of fruits of S. terebinthifol...

D-004, a lipid extract from Roystonea regia fruits, consists in a mixture of free fatty acids, mainly of oleic, lauric, myristic and palmitic acids, whereas other free fatty acids are present in minor proportions. D-004 ...

Short-term (14 days) treatment with D-004, a lipid extract from Roystonea regia fruits, has been shown to prevent testosterone (T)-induced prostate hyperplasia (PH) and increased oxidative stress in rat prostate, but n...

The present study is aimed to describe hepatoprotective activity of extracts of a medicinal plant, Piper sarmentosum, in rats against CCl4-induced toxicity. Seven groups of Sprague Dawley rats each containing six animals...

Clusia minor fruits were investigated and three polyprenylated benzophenones were isolated using several chromatographic techniques. All the structures assigned (propolone D, hyperibone B and garcinielliptone I), inclu...

Increased oxidative stress is implicated in several diseases. D-002, a mixture of six higher aliphatic alcohols purified from beeswax, and grape seed extract (GSE) (rich in flavonoids), have been shown antioxidant effe...

Sapindus saponaria L., Sapindaceae es una planta arbórea de amplia distribución en el territorio brasileño; sus frutos son usados popularmente para combatir úlceras e inflamaciones de la piel. El presente trabajo tuv...

In this work, fruits of three cultivars, Caingangue, Cherokee and Guarani, originated from collections from Embrapa, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, were analyzed concerning the anthocyanin content and the essential oils com...

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a atividade anitinflamatória tópica in vivo do extrato aquoso e frações do fruto de Cayaponia cabocla (Vell.) Mart. (Curcubitaceae). Extratos e frações dos frutos frescos de C....

The image recognizing process requires the identification of every logical object that compose every image, which first implies to recognize it as an object (segmentation) and then identify which object is, or at least w...