4 Ergebnisse
Terpenoids from Salvia species have been identified to possess biological properties as antiprotozoal agents. Here, we evaluated the antiamoebic and antigiardial activities of 14 known clerodane and modified clerodane-type diterpenes isolated from five Mexican Salvia species against Entamoeba
BACKGROUND
Tinospora crispa (L.) is used to alleviate the symptoms of diabetes mellitus in folk medicine. It is also used for hypertension and to treat malaria, remedy for diarrhea, and as vermifuge.
METHODS
Stems of T. crispa were collected, sun dried for several days followed by oven dried for 24
Casearia sylvestris Swartz is a medicinal plant widely distributed in Brazil. It has anti-inflammatory, antiulcer and antitumor activities and is popularly used to treat snakebites, wounds, diarrhea, flu and chest colds. Its leaves are rich in oxygenated tricyclic cis-clerodane diterpenes,
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Scutellaria (Lamiaceae), which includes 536 accepted species, is widespread in Europe, North America, East Asia, and South America. Several species are used as traditional medicines for a long history to