Introduction The use of herbal medicine is on the rise worldwide, and safety issues
associated with herbal medicines may have an exacerbated impact in elderly because this …

Background: The present review article provides an overview of the published literature
concerning microbial quality of medicinal plants and products and their decontamination …

Atualmente, as plantas medicinais movem altos valores financeiros em todo o mundo e
representam o tipo de tratamento mais acessível para cerca de 80% da população …

The use of medicinal plants is continually expanding worldwide. The increasing search for
therapeutic agents derived from plant species is justified by the emergence of diseases, yet …

During their processing, spices usually remain close to the ground for drying, a fact that
disposes to fungal contamination, as well as moisture transferred from the tropical …

Biofilm is a dense, whitish, noncalcified aggregate of bacteria, with desquamated epithelial
cells and food debris creating conditions for an imbalance of resident oral microflora and …

O Brasil abriga cerca de 55 mil espécies de plantas, aproximadamente um quarto de todas
as espécies conhecidas. Quanto maior o número de espécies, maior o potencial de novos …

The consumption of medicinal plants for therapeutic purposes is recognized as one of the
earliest forms of medical practice of mankind. This use tends to grow over the years, both in …

Camellia sinensis é amplamente conhecida por seus efeitos benéficos à saúde humana.
Dentre as diversas formas de processamento desta erva, o chá verde e chá preto são os …

Este trabalho visa estimular algumas reflexões críticas sobre a prática da fitoterapia pelo
nutricionista. Para tanto, revisitaram-se a regulamentação vigente e a literatura relacionada …