The genus Passiflora provides a remarkable example of floral complexity and diversity. The extreme variation of Passiflora flower morphologies allowed a wide range of interactions with pollinators to evolve. We used the analysis of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) as an approach for the characterization of genes expressed during Passiflora reproductive development. Analyzing the Passiflora floral...

addiction to drugs, such as heroin, cocaine and alcohol, exacts great human and financial costs on society. various evidence-based pharmacological and psychosocial interventions are currently used in the treatment of drug addiction but they do not produce adequate therapeutic benefits in every patient. further, barriers such as financial cost, lack of availability, or perceptions of existing tr...

INTRODUCTION In Brazilian countryside, cataplasm made from Passiflora edulis leaves has been used by the population as a healing agent for infections and skin inflammations in an empiric basis. PURPOSE the aim of this work was to evaluate the healing process of open wounds in rats, in which Passiflora edulis hydro-alcoholic extract was applied. METHODS Sixty male, adult Wistar rats were div...

As plantas medicinais foram os primeiros recursos terapêuticos obtidos pelos povos e há registros do seu uso em todos momentos da História, por grande parte das civilizações. No Brasil, o é resultado dos conhecimentos de três populações: indígena, europeia africana. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo caracterizar a manipulação mensal um laboratório fitoterápicos na cidade Francisco Beltrão, ...

ABSTRACT This study was conducted to identify the species of Colletotrichum infecting tamarillo, mango, and passiflora in Colombia and to assess whether cross-infection between host species is occurring. Isolates of Colletotrichum spp. from tamarillo (n = 54), passiflora (n = 26), and mango (n = 15) were characterized by various molecular methods and by morphological criteria. Morphological cha...

Choroby układu sercowo-naczyniowego należą do grupy chorób cywilizacyjnych odpowiedzialnych za główną część zgonów na świecie. W leczeniu i zapobieganiu tym chorobom stosuje się liczne leki preparaty, w zawierające substancje roślinne, po które szczególnie chętnie sięgają pacjenci we wczesnych stanach chorobowych. Na rynku obecnych jest wiele preparatów roślinnych dostępnych bez recepty. Celem ...

INTRODUÇÃO: Os transtornos de ansiedade são os psiquiátricos mais comuns, causando grande sofrimento e levando a grave comprometimento funcional. A fitoterapia é uma excelente alternativa tratamento no transtorno ansiedade. OBJETIVO: Comparar o perfil farmacológico, analisar mecanismo ação verificar eficácia das plantas medicinais Passiflora incarnata L, Valeriana Officinalis, Piper methysticum...