Browsing by Subject "ethnopharmacology"
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Brazilian plants as possible adaptogens: An ethnopharmacological survey of books edited in Brazil
(Elsevier B.V., 2007-02-12)In a survey, from Brazilian books, we searched plants that are in popular use for purposes resembling those of an adaptogen. This study focused on 24 books by authors from diverse regions in the country, resulting in a ...
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Brazilian plants with possible action on the central nervous system - A study of historical sources from the 16th to 19th century
(Elsevier B.V., 2007-01-19)Brazil is a country rich in biodiversity, endemism, and cultural diversity, inhabited by different types of population. European expeditions and the migratory processes that began in the 16th century greatly contributed ...
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A comparison of plants utilized in ritual healing by two Brazilian cultures: Quilombolas and Kraho Indians
(Haight-ashbury Publ, 2006-09-01)The present study deals with two ethnobotanical surveys carried out in two different segments of the Brazilian population: the first among the Kraho Indians living in Tocantins State, a Cerrado region, and the second one ...
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Formulas Used by Tibetan Doctors at Men-Tsee-Khang in India for the Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Their Correlation with Pharmacological Data
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2013-04-01)The aim of the present study was to identify formulas used at Men-Tsee-Khang (Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute), India, for the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders and to compare the Tibetan usage of particular ...
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Perfil farmacológico e fitoquímico de plantas indicadas pelos caboclos do Parque Nacional do Jaú (AM) como potenciais analgésicas: parte I
(Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia, 2010-12-01)This work aimed to study the pre-clinical pharmacology and phytochemistry of three plant extracts, obtained from two of the 42 plants with potential analgesic and / or anti-inflammatory, indicated by the residents of the ...
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Plants and animals utilized as medicines in the Jau National Park (JNP), Brazilian Amazon
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2006-05-01)This article examines the therapeutic practices of the inhabitants of Jau National Park (JNP), state of Amazonas, the most important feature of this region being its rich biodiversity associated with isolation in regard ...
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Plants of restricted use indicated by three cultures in Brazil (Caboclo-river dweller, Indian and Quilornbola)
(Elsevier B.V., 2007-05-04)A detailed record of plants cited during ethnopharmacological surveys, suspected of being toxic or of triggering adverse reactions, may be an auxiliary means to pharmacovigilance of phytomedicines, in that it provides ...
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Plants used by a Quilombola group in Brazil with potential central nervous system effects
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2004-09-01)This study focused on an ethnopharmacological survey among a group of Brazilian Quilombolas (descended from runaway slaves living in hideouts up-country) whose therapeutic practices involve a combination of healing ceremonies ...
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Preliminary investigation of the central nervous system effects of 'Tira-capeta' (Removing the Devil), a cigarette used by some Quilombolas living in Pantanal Wetlands of Brazil
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2008-09-01)During an ethnopharmacological survey carried out among some Quilombolas living in Brazil, 48 plants with possible central nervous system (CNS) action were cited. A mixture of nine plants, known as 'Tira-capeta' (Removing ...
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Ritual use of plants with possible action on the central nervous system by the Kraho Indians, Brazil
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2005-02-01)The aim of the present study was to document the use of plants, probably acting on the central nervous system (CNS), in rituals carried out by the Kraho Indians, who occupy the cerrado biome in the central region of Brazil. ...
