June 2016

Syagrus coronata seed oils have antimicrobial action against multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Syagrus coronata (Mart.) Becc. (Arecaceae) is a native Brazilian palm (ouricuri) and despite the use of its derived products by traditional communities, few scientific reports have been published regarding its biomedical activity. This study investigates the chemical composition and anti-Staphylococcus aureus effects of both manufactured oil (SCO) and essential oil (SCEO) from S. coronata seeds. SCO was provided by...

Author(s): Cibele Maria Alves da Silva Bessa, Rodrigo Santana do Nascimento, Renata Carla Corrêa Alves, José Matias Anselmo, Ana Paula Sant&#;Anna da Silva, Alexandre Gomes da Silva, Vera Lúcia de Menezes Lima, Josean Fechine Tavares, Luís Cláudio Nascimento da Silva, Márcia Vanusa da Silva and Maria Tereza dos Santos Correia

June 2016

Ethnobotanical and ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants used in the municipality of Bom Princípio do Piauí, Piauí, Brazil

Knowledge of medicinal plants has accumulated over centuries and often represents the only therapeutic resource of small municipalities in the interior of Brazil. The objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and use of medicinal plants by the population of the municipality of Bom Princípio do Piauí, Piauí state, for the treatment of diseases in humans and domestic animals. Interviews...

Author(s): Karina Neoob de Carvalho Castro, Dolores Wolschick, Roberta Rocha Silva Leite, Ivanilza Moreira de Andrade, João Avelar Magalhães and Simon Joseph Mayo

June 2016

Antimicrobial activity of Piper aduncum leaf extracts against the dental plaque bacteria Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguinis

Piper aduncum has been widely used for medicinal purposes, and it has also been known to possess antimicrobial activity. Dental plaque is a complex ecosystem that harbors benign and pathogenic bacteria. It is desirable that compounds targeted to treat dental plaque-related diseases should be selective in their action, preserving the benign bacteria and inactivating the pathogenic ones. Thus, the study evaluated the...

Author(s): Chaiana Froés Magalhães, Ezequias Pessoa de Siqueira, Elaine Alves de Oliveira, Carlos Leomar Zani, Rodrigo Loreto Peres, Kênia Valéria dos Santos, and Anderson Assunção Andrade,