December 2022

Antiedematogenic activity of Petiveria alliacea L. in bothropic poisoning

The biodiversity of the Brazilian biomes inspires interest in research about the biological activities of the molecules present in the flora. In this line, Petiveria alliacea a common plant species in the savanna of Tocantins, reported in the treatment for snakebites, was studied to analyze the phytochemical profile and evaluate the activity on the edema caused by Bothrops moojeni snake venom. A qualitative...

Author(s): Marcio Trevisan, Patricia Siqueira de Melo Rodrigues, Antônio Ítalo dos Santos Nunes, Milena Dos Santos Falcão, Hemilly Cirqueira Martins, Elisandra Scapin, Marcio Galdino Dos Santos and Carla Simone Seibert  

December 2022

Determination of total phenolic and flavonoid content, antioxidant and cytotoxic activity of the methanol extract of Acacia nilotica pods

Acacia nilotica is a medicinal plant used in Niger republic for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate total phenolic and flavonoid content, antioxidant and cytotoxic activity of the A. nilotica pods collected from Niger republic. The phytochemical contents were examined by colorimetric methods. Antioxidant activity of the methanol extract was screened using DPPH, ABTS and...

Author(s): Maman Manzo Lawaly, Khalid Ikhiri and Liu Yu