Titlebook: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of South America; Brazil Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque,Umesh Patil,Ákos Máthé Book 2018 Springer Nature B.V. 20

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(Kunth) Mez.uth America. It is a medicinal plant used in the Amazon traditional folk medicine. Monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes and benzenoids are classes of compounds present in the essentials oils of .. Of special interest is 1-nitro-2-phenylethane, the major constituent, with cardiovascular, fungistatic, cytotox

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(Less.) DC.h plant, including botanical identification, harvest time, temperature of drying, how to store and, in some cases, the medicinal purposes. Producers of . (Less.) DC., for example, must know its botanical characteristics in order to avoid problems of confusion with . DC. (broom), which belongs to the

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A. Juss. are known as “murici”, and the . species has a large number of medicinal uses. Byrsonima intermedia A. Juss. is known in Brazilian folk medicine for its popular use of treating diarrhea, dysentery, stomach ache, ulcer and inflammation. Pharmacological pre-clinical studies from this species have pro

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Wittm.applicability. It can be used for treating colds and pulmonary infections, sore throats, rheumatism, external ulcers, muscle pain and skin inflammation. The fruits of . are known to have aphrodisiac and anti-abortive properties. The leaves are used to treat menstrual disorders. There are few phytoch

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Pax & K. Hoffm (Euphorbiaceae)l regions of the Americas, Africa and Asia. . is one of the most important genera of this family that comprises about 1300 species widespread in Africa, Asia and South America. This genus is rich in constituents with biological activities, chiefly diterpenoids such as phorbol esters, clerodane, labd

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(DC.) Stapft is known by several local names. This species is recognized in the pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries for the chemical properties of its essential oil, which is composed of citral, as main component. The essential oil of this plant is in high demand in countries such as the United States

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Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque,Umesh Patil,Ákos MáthéThis book presents an overview of plants in South America with a focus on Brazil.Contributions are from renown scientists.Variety of coloured illustrations