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Review Article
- Review
Yun Jin Kim, Yean Kong Yong, Muhammad Shahzad Aslam
pp. 28–36 · DOI: 10.5530/phrev.2019.2.1 · 2019
Background: Propolis is one of the major components produced by honeybee. It is well known in different parts of the world such as Iran, Canada, Yemen, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Bulgaria, Portugal, India, Turkey, Malaysi…
- Review
Tainah Aparecida Lima, Ledyane Taynara Marton, Sâmylla Vaz de Marqui, Fernando Cunha Neto, Ricardo de Alvares Goulart, Sandra Maria Barbalho
pp. 36–44 · DOI: 10.5530/phrev.2019.2.2 · 2019
Resveratrol is a polyphenol that possesses several biological functions that are usually related to its modulating actions against inflammatory and oxidative processes. Hence, the objective of this review was to evaluate…
- Review
Fernanda Granja da Silva Oliveira, Bruno de Oliveira Veras, Juliane Maria Dos Santos Silva, Deyzi Caroline da Silva Barbosa, Tayane de Cássia Dias Mendes Silva, Luciclaudio Cassimiro de Amorim, Caio Rodrigo Dias de Assis, Elisabete Regina Fernandes Ramos Ribeiro, Alexandre Gomes da Silva, Márcia Vanusa da Silva, Jackson Roberto Guedes da Silva Almeida
pp. 45–49 · DOI: 10.5530/phrev.2019.2.3 · 2019
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by persistent impairment of cognitive and psycho motor functions, resulting in reduced short-term memory. In current pharmacotherapy, some available acetylcholinesterase inhibito…
- Review
Danilo Maciel Carneiro, Thiago Veiga Jardim, Ymara Cássia Luciana Araújo, Ana Carolina Arantes, Andrea Cristina de Sousa, Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso, Ana Luiza Lima Sousa, Luiz Carlos da Cunha, Hérica Núbia Cardoso Cirilo, Maria Teresa Freitas Bara, Paulo César Brandão Veiga Jardim
pp. 50–58 · DOI: 10.5530/phrev.2019.2.4 · 2019
Relevant aspects to the clinical use of Equisetum arvense L. (common horsetail; EA) were reviewed and a search was conducted in the databases PubMed, LILACS, SciELO, Virtual Health Library, Cochrane and Scopus using the …
Plant Reviews
- Article
Tung Huu Nguyen, Thuong Thien Phuong
pp. 59–62 · DOI: 10.5530/phrev.2019.2.5 · 2019
Vietnamese ginseng(VG)(Panax vietnamensis, Araliaceae) is indigenous in the central high lands of Vietnam and the southernmost distribution in the Panax genus. Compared to the long history of use and overall research on …
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Neyder Contreras, Antistio Alvíz, Jaison Torres, Sergio Uribe
pp. 63–70 · DOI: 10.5530/phrev.2019.2.6 · 2019
Bryopsis spp, is a marine green algae distributed in tropical regions of worldwide which have been few studied a level of their chemical constitution and evaluation of properties of bioactive metabolites and derivatives …
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Shabnam Ansari
pp. 71–76 · DOI: 10.5530/phrev.2019.2.7 · 2019
Saussurea lappa, CB Clarke is the root of a perennial herb commonly grew in cold and humid areas such as North Asia- Kashmir, neighboring Himalaya regions, Garhwal etc. It has been used in the treatment of various diseas…
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Gracielle Oliveira Sabbag Cunha, Danielle Coelho da Cruz, Antônio Carlos Severo Menezes
pp. 77–88 · DOI: 10.5530/phrev.2019.2.8 · 2019
Miconia genus, belonging to Melastomataceae family, is widely distributed in tropical America and includes some native Brazilian species. This paper reviews the literature on this genus, focusing on its chemical constitu…
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Joy Sarker, Md. Rahmat Ali, Muhammad Ali Khan, Md. Mahbubur Rahman, ASM Sakhawat Hossain, AHM Khurshid Alam
pp. 89–92 · DOI: 10.5530/phrev.2019.2.9 · 2019
Aerva sanguinolenta L., (A. sanguinolenta L.) Blume is a perennial herb that belongs to the Amaranthaceae family. The plant has widely been used as a traditional medicine for long time. It is rich in phytochemical consti…