Plants have been used for thousands of years to flavor and conserve food, to treat health
disorders and to prevent diseases including epidemics. The knowledge of their healing …

The Verbenaceae family includes 2600 species grouped into 100 genera with a pantropical
distribution. Many of them are important elements of the floras of warm-temperature and …

This is the first report about the antibacterial activity of Hyptis martiusii Benth. In this study the
ethanol extract of H. martiusii was tested for its antimicrobial activity against strains of …

Abstract Lippia alba (Mill.) NE Br. ex Britton & P. Wilson is an aromatic shrub native and not
endemic to Brazil, popularly known as lemon balm, and widely used throughout Brazil in folk …

O uso de plantas medicinais pela população brasileira é prática tradicional, sendo muitas
vezes o único recurso utilizado na atenção básica de saúde. O uso terapêutico dessas …

This study evaluated the influence of light quality on growth and essential oil production in
three chemotypes of Lippia alba (BGEN-01, BGEN-02, and BGEN-42) grown in vitro. These …

Lippia alba is an aromatic shrub known to produce a diversity of essential oils, which can be
classified into chemotypes. This study reports on the insecticidal activity of essential oil from …

This was an ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants occurring in home gardens in the
northern Brazilian Pará state. We conducted semi-structured interviews with the owners of …

In recent years, the search for dietary intervention with natural products able to sustain
animal health and decrease environmental impact, has raised the number of studies …

In Brazil, the infusion from leaves of Lippia alba (Verbenaceae), popularly known as Erva-
cidreira, is used for the treatment of infections, digestive disorders, cough, asthma, colds and …