There are several species of plants used by traditional communities in the Brazilian semiarid. An approach used in the search for natural substances that possess therapeutic value is ethnobotany or ethnopharmacology. Active substances that have phenolic groups in their structure have great pharmacological potential. To establish a quantitative relationship between the species popularly consider...

Intraperitoneal administration of an aqueous extract of rhinoceros horn at 5, 2.5 and 1 g/ml, showed a significant antipyretic effect in rats with hyperthermia induced by subcutaneous injection of terpentine oil. Similar assays with extracts of the horns of saiga antelope, water buffalo and cattle at 5 g/ml also caused a significant drop in fever; however, at 1 g/ml, only saiga antelope horn pr...

Aromatic plants have played key roles in the lives of tribal peoples living in the Himalaya by providing products for both food and medicine. This review presents a summary of aromatic medicinal plants from the Indian Himalaya, Nepal, and Bhutan, focusing on plant species for which volatile compositions have been described. The review summarizes 116 aromatic plant species distributed over 26 fa...

Salvia divinorum is a perennial labiate used for curing and divination by the Mazatec Indians of Oaxaca, Mexico. The psychotropic effects the plant produces are compared to those of the other hallucinogens employed by the Mazatecs, the morning glory, Rivea corymbosa L., Hallier f. and the psilocybin-containing mushrooms. A discussion of the role of ska María Pastora in the native "pharmacopeia"...

a peer-reviewed, open access online international journal which publishes original research papers. The welcomes submission from scholars and experts for possible publication all over the world. scope of includes: Pharmaceutical research, chemistry biochemistry naturally occurring compounds, biological evaluation crude extracts, ethnomedicine, traditional complementary medicine, ethnopharmacolo...

a peer-reviewed, open access online international journal which publishes original research papers. The welcomes submission from scholars and experts for possible publication all over the world. scope of includes: Pharmaceutical research, chemistry biochemistry naturally occurring compounds, biological evaluation crude extracts, ethnomedicine, traditional complementary medicine, ethnopharmacolo...

a peer-reviewed, open access online international journal which publishes original research papers. The welcomes submission from scholars and experts for possible publication all over the world. scope of includes: Pharmaceutical research, chemistry biochemistry naturally occurring compounds, biological evaluation crude extracts, ethnomedicine, traditional complementary medicine, ethnopharmacolo...

a peer-reviewed, open access online international journal which publishes original research papers. The welcomes submission from scholars and experts for possible publication all over the world. scope of includes: Pharmaceutical research, chemistry biochemistry naturally occurring compounds, biological evaluation crude extracts, ethnomedicine, traditional complementary medicine, ethnopharmacolo...

a peer-reviewed, open access online international journal which publishes original research papers. The welcomes submission from scholars and experts for possible publication all over the world. scope of includes: Pharmaceutical research, chemistry biochemistry naturally occurring compounds, biological evaluation crude extracts, ethnomedicine, traditional complementary medicine, ethnopharmacolo...

Traditional systems of medicines need more evidence-based studies on both crude drugs and purified phytomolecules. Utilization of natural products as pharmacological tools could lead to a number of new major therapeutically active metabolites. Lead molecules are further screened for their potential in terms of quality control, safety assessments, and studies about molecular pharmacology and the...