Medicinal plants used by Ponta Porã community, Mato Grosso do Sul State

Knowledge and use of medicinal plants for users of two basic health units

“…Studies indicate that people above 35 years of age have the knowledge on the use of medicinal plants, showing that the information on this matter is kept by older people, which probably demonstrates that younger people do not care so much for this type of knowledge (6,8) . Another datum which should be highlighted is knowledge on the medicinal plants is mainly kept by women; a fact confirmed by other researches and which can be related to the role of the women in the past once they took care of the house, the orchard, the husband and children, besides the elderly and the sick (5,(8)(9)(10)(11)(12) . This differences on the traditional knowledge and the use of medicinal plants among groups of men and women is expected probably by the above mentioned reasons and by the fact that the women are assisting some family member, once the 'female role' in society is 'to take care' (13) .…”

Ethnomedicinal plants of Kathua district, J&K, India

“…Dominance of medicinal plant species from families Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Solanaceae, Lamiaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Ranunculaceae and Rosaceae could be attributed to their wider distribution, abundance in the study area and predominant herbaceous habit (Bhatia et al, 2014). While Laminaceae are plants rich in essential oils intended for industries, to produce medicines, perfumes and cosmetics (Morales and Simon, 2009), Asteraceae and Leguminosae are families with a large number of species and, consequently, with a higher probability of becoming used by the human populations (Pereira et al, 2009).…”

Acute and Chronic Toxicity of an Aqueous Fraction of the Stem Bark ofStryphnodendron adstringens(Barbatimão) in Rodents

“…This species is found in the central savannah region of Brazil [3–5]. This plant is popularly used as an antiseptic and antimicrobial and in the treatment of leucorrhea, gonorrhea, gastritis, diarrhea, bleeding, and wound healing [6–9]. Scientific research has shown that it has antiulcerogenic potential, antiprotozoan activity, anti-inflammatory effects, antimicrobial activity, and wound healing effects [6, 10–18].…”