maytenus imbricata/potassium

This study reveals that an ethanolic supernatant obtained from an aqueous extractive solution prepared from residues of methanolic extracts of ground leaves of Maytenus ilicifolia is able to cause a concentration- and endothelium-dependent relaxation in pre-contract rat aorta rings, with EC(50) of

The aim of this study is to investigate whether extracts and semi-purified fractions obtained from Maytenus ilicifolia leaves have vascular effects in vivo.We tested the ethanolic supernatant of the infusion (ESI), and the ethanolic supernatant of the aqueous extract (ESAE) on the mean arterial

BACKGROUND Although Maytenus ilicifolia is used in Brazilian folk medicine as a diuretic drug, no study has been conducted to this date in order to evaluate this ethnopharmacological statement. So, the aim of this study was to evaluate possible mechanisms involved in acute diuretic activity of the

The anti-staphylococcal properties of zeylasterone and demethylzeylasterone, two 6-oxophenolic triterpenoids isolated from Maytenus blepharodes, were investigated. Zeylasterone was more active than demethylzeylasterone on Staphylococcus aureus cells, showing bactericidal activity at 30 μg/ml (6 ×