Background In traditional medicine whole plants or mixtures of plants are used rather than
isolated compounds. There is evidence that crude plant extracts often have greater in vitro …

This paper presents the ethnomedical uses of wild species among nine rural communities
managing local forest resources in the Bonch Village Development Committee (VDC) …

An extraordinary compendium of information on herbal medicine, Medicinal Plants of the
World, Volume 3 comprehensively documents the medicinal value of 16 major plant species …

This study focuses on knowledge of medicinal plants among the Caiçaras (rural inhabitants
of the Atlantic Forest coast, Brazil). In particular, we examine the use of medicinal plants …

Corrosion inhibition of mild steel in 1 MH 2 SO 4 by leaves and stem extracts of Sida acuta
was studied using chemical (weight loss and hydrogen evolution) and spectroscopic (AAS …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Globally 387 million people currently have diabetes and it
is projected that this condition will be the 7th leading cause of death worldwide by 2030. As …

This study examines the degree to which knowledge of traditional plant medicine is
gendered among communities settled near Chapada Diamantina National Park in eastern …

Background By revealing historical and present plant use, ethnobotany contributes to drug
discovery and socioeconomic development. Nepal is a natural storehouse of medicinal …

Polyphenols occurring in cocoa, coffee and tea can have a role in the prevention of
cariogenic processes, due to their antibacterial action. Cocoa polyphenol pentamers …

In our search for therapeutical alternatives for antiprotozoal chemotherapy, we collected a
selection of 44 plants from western Colombia upon ethnopharmacological and …