Saponins are steroid and triterpenoid glycosides that display diverse biological activities.
The wide-spread occurrence in plants as well as the potential for pharmaceutical application …

The sustainable development of an emergent country is dependent on a consistent
scientific, technologic and innovative policy, on nature and biodiversity, on a rational …

The Amazon Forest is known all over the world for its diversity and exuberance, and for
sheltering several indigenous groups and other traditional communities. There, as well as in …

Um levantamento etnobotânico realizado em comunidades quilombolas de Oriximiná, Pará,
destacou a saracuramirá (SAR), Ampelozizyphus amazonicus Ducke, com vasto uso …

Allium sativum L.(Liliacea) is a perennial bulb with a tall, erect flowering stem. The bulb of
the plant has been used in many parts of the world as a stimulant, carminative, antiseptic …

Introduction Mass spectrometry in natural products research has been used as a first step to
identify possible chemical structures and to guide subsequent efforts to isolate novel …

Background: Ampelozizyphus amazonicus Ducke, a plant that is widely used by the
population of the Amazonian region to prevent and treat malaria, was investigated in this …

Ampelozizyphus amazonicus Ducke, known as “saracura‐mirá” in the Amazon rainforest, is
valued for its traditional use in malaria prevention and treatment. The plant's roots and bark …

OBJECTIVE: Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. is a native perennial plant with chemical
characteristics of therapeutic importance. In Paraguayan traditional medicine, it is attributed …

Background In a previous study, we showed that a saponin mixture isolated from the roots of
Ampelozizyphus amazonicus Ducke (SAP Aa D) reduces urine excretion in rats that were …