Biological screening of Brazilian medicinal plants
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 95(3): 367-73, May-Jun. 2000. tab
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| ID: lil-258191
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ABSTRACT
In this study, we screened sixty medicinal plant species from the Brazilian savanna ("cerrado") that could contain useful compounds for the control of tropical diseases. The plant selection was based on existing ethnobotanic information and interviews with local healers. Plant extracts were screened for (a) molluscicidal activity against Biomphalaria glabrata, (b) toxicity to brine shrimp (Artemia salina L.), (c) antifungal activity in the bioautographic assay with Cladosporium sphaerospermum and (d) antibacterial activity in the agar diffusion assay against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Forty-two species afforded extracts that showed some degree of activity in one or more of these bioassays.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Doenças Parasitárias
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Plantas Medicinais
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Infecções Bacterianas
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Micoses
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil