Background: Bone defects caused by trauma, infection or tumor resection are common in orthopedic clinic and depending on the extent of the fracture; the vast majority require treatment with bone substitutes. Among the bone grafts employees, the autograft is defined as the gold standard, but with some limitations, principally related to morbidity at the site of its removal, with the need to sear...

Chenopodium (American wormseed) is one of the most widely-used anthelmintics at the present time. It was used by the American Indians in the days of Columbus, and in South America infusions made from leaves and seeds have been used as a household remedy against intestinal parasites for a long time. Baumler and Fribourg introduced the drug into Europe in 1881 for the treatment of hookworm diseas...

Abstract Background The Chenopodium genus is a plant family widely spread worldwide that includes various species reputed to possess several medicinal virtues in folk medicines. ambrosioides L. among the most used plants traditional medicines worldwide. This review aimed highlight ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemical status, and pharmacological properties of C. Main body abstract analysis relevan...

Methods Ascaridole was synthesized from alpha-terpinene and characterized by NMR and IR spectroscopy. The toxic effects of these compounds on macrophages from BALB/c mice and on the bioenergetics of submitochondrial particles from bovine heart (SMP) and rat liver mitochondria (RLM) were studied. Toxic radical intermediates arising from the endoperoxide ascaridole were characterized by ESR spect...

Periplaneta americana (Blattodea:Blattidae) toxicity of 17 different plant-based essential oil against, adults were investigated. Used oils Lavendula angustifola (Lamiaceae), Zingiber officinale (Zingiberaceae), Citrus bergamia (Rutaceae), Juniperus virginiana (Cupressaceae), Piper nigrum (Piperaceae), Curcuna longa Betula lenta (Betulaceae), Myristica fragranaceae (Myristica fragranaceae), com...

This study investigates the leishmanicidal activity of five species of plants used in folk medicine in endemic areas of the state of Alagoas, Brazil. Data were collected in the cities of Colonia Leopoldina, Novo Lino, and União dos Palmares, Alagoas state, from patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis (Leishmania amazonensis) who use medicinal plants to treat this disease. Plants extracts were tes...