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The phytotherapic formulation constituted by Anemopaegma mirandum (catuaba), Cola nitida (nóz de cola), Passiflora alata (maracujá), Paullinia cupana (guaraná), Ptychopetalum olacoides (marapuama) and thiamin chlorhyd...

Commercial antifungal drugs possess important side effect; being toxicity the main limitation of such compounds. We report here a study of acute toxicity of four well-known commercial antifungal drugs; two of them used...

Antioxidant activity of ethanol and water extracts and infusion of the flowers of Phrygilanthus acutifolius were evaluated. Total phenolic contents were determined using Folin- Ciocalteau reagent. The ethanol extract was...

Cuscuta racemosa Mart. is a parasitic plant, commonly known in Brazil as "cipó chumbo". It is used in folk medicine as an anti-inflammatory and a diuretic, a remedy for stomach disorders and hepatic problems, as well as...

Matricaria recutita L. (Asteraceae), better known as chamomile, has been used due to its pharmacological properties. Laboratory-manufactured gels with chamomile extract were developed with the evaluation of the physical-...

This work describes the effect of several alkaloid fractions obtained from E. americana seeds, which allowed the evaluation of the in vitro toxicity in some crustaceans, such as Daphnia magna and Artemia salina, in the b...

Se evaluó la actividad antifúngica in-vitro de extractos acuosos de Berberis heterophylla como así también la actividad antifúngica in vitro e in vivo de berberina aislada de Berberis heterophylla. Además, se deter...

We evaluated the antiinflammatory activity of ethanol 70 % extract of Nopalea cochenillifera in a model of induction of granulomatous tissue and the kidney and liver toxicity through serum dosage in rats. During 7 days...

Se investigó la toxicidad, actividad anti-inflamatória, anti-úlcera, anti-hiperglucemiante, hipoglucemiante y anti-hiperlipidémica del extracto hidroalcohólico de tallo (sin corteza) de Picrasma crenata (Vell.) Engl...

The hypoglycemic potential of crude ethanolic extract of leaves (CEE-Mn) of the Morus nigra L. (Moraceae) was evaluated in normoglycemic rats. CEE-Mn (200 and 400 mg/kg) and metformin (500 mg/kg) were tested on the glu...

En el presente estudio se evaluó el efecto del tratamiento con extracto diclorometánico (DcM) del tallo de Kielmeyera coriacea en el catabolismo hepático da L-alanina (5 mM) em ratas Wistar machos y hembras. Las ratas...

Los estudios en el campo de la química bioinorgánica que exploran las interacciones entre los compuestos inorgánicos y los sistemas biológicos han crecido muy rápido en los últimos años. Algunos elementos y sus co...

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...