J Ethnopharmacol
August 2024
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The species Jatropha gossypiifolia, popularly known as "pinhão-roxo", is distributed throughout Brazil, is commonly employed for topical or oral administration in treating wounds, inflammations, and snake bites. Given the significant impact of snakebites on public health and the limitations of antivenom, coupled with the diverse molecular composition of this plant species, investigating its healing and antidermonecrotic capacities is relevant.
Aim Of The Study: This study aimed to develop a topical nanoemulsion incorporating the hydroethanolic extract of J.
Biomed Pharmacother
May 2022
The growing use of phytotherapy in clinical practice arouses interest in studies using medicinal plants as active ingredients for new medicines. Ipomoea pes-caprae has a wide medicinal use in the treatment of inflammatory disorders, skin wounds, stings, and painful rheumatic processes. Assayed in this study are the physicochemical characterization of a gel developed with this extract and the evaluation of its anti-inflammatory and healing efficacy, in addition to its antiedematogenic action on Bothrops snake envenoming in mice.
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May 2020
Scorpionism represents a serious public health problem due to its increasing incidence. In Brazil, Tityus serrulatus is a species of major medical importance, especially in children and the elderly, as envenomation may induce serious acute pulmonary edema. "Mangaba" (Hancornia speciosa Gomes) fruit juice is popularly used in the treatment of several inflammatory disorders.
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