Nature has abundant source of drugs that need to be identified/purified for use as essential
biologics, either individually or in combination in the modern medical field. These drugs are …

The world needs a paradigm change from the current views on many plants to secure future
food and nutrition. Many neglected and underutilized plants, specially medicinal and …

Essential oils are a valuable raw material for several industries. Low-cost methods cannot
detect its adulteration; specialised equipment is required. In this paper, we proposed the use …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Hymenaea cangaceira Pinto, Mansano &
Azevedo (Fabaceae) is a Brazilian medicinal plant widely known as “Jatobá”. In folk …

Vegetable oils are among the most important traditional resources of Amazonia. Oleoresins
are a type of oil that have interesting characteristics and highly bioactive properties with …

Abstract β-caryophyllene is a sesquiterpene present in the oil of many plant species, such as
Copaifera sp., which has been shown to possesses potent anti-inflammatory action; …

Various studies and applied processing by businesses have been done to improve the
quality of Patchouli oil (PO), such as improving appearance, reducing heavy metal content …

Senecio brasiliensis aerial parts extracts were obtained using supercritical carbon dioxide
(SC-CO 2) extraction. The objective was to evaluate the effects of temperature and pressure …

Considering the therapeutic potential of Varronia curassavica Jacq. essential oil and the
great value in the pharmaceutical market, this study aims to evaluate the influence of plant …

abstract The first fully developed herbal medicine in Brazil, Acheflan®, contains the essential
oil of Cordia verbenacea DC that is present at 0.5% in both a cream and aerosol form. Its …