List of medicinal and aromatic species with high priority for germplasm collection and conservation in Brazil with a special focus on Caatinga Download – Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in South America – Brazil Source: Introduction to Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Brazil by Ákos Máthé and José Crisólogo de Sales Silva
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Latin Name: Leucophyllum frutescens Family: Scrophulariaceae Common Names: Cenizo de Monterrey, Monterey Pigweed, Barometer Bush, Ash Plant, Cenizo, Texas Ranger, Texas Silver Leaf, Purple Sage Habitat & Description The Ash is a medium-sized shrub with a compact shape, delicate silver to gray-green leaves, and displays of prolific purple flowers from summer to fall. It is […]
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Lady’s Slipper’s Herb Summary Ladies’ Slipper: Natural order, Orchidaceae. Latin Name: Cypripedium Pubescens. Common Names: Yellow moccasin flower, American Valerian, Umbel, Noah’s Ark, nerve root. Habitat: North America, in rich woods and meadows, flowering in May and June. It grows to a height of twelve to eighteen inches, and has large showy yellow flowers. The […]
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Title: Herbal Remedies for Combating Irradiation: a Green Anti-irradiation Approach Authors: Subramanion Jothy Lachumy, Chern Ein Oon, Subramanian Deivanai, Dharmaraj Saravanan, Soundararajan Vijayarathna, Yee Siew Choong, Chen Yeng, Lachimanan Yoga Latha, Sreenivasan Sasidharan Abstract Plants play important roles in human life not only as suppliers of oxygen but also as a fundamental resource to sustain […]
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Scientific name: Mikania spp. Species: cordifolia, glomerata, guaco, laevigata Other names: Guaco, Huaco, Guao, Vejuco, Bejuco, Gwaco Bush Family: Asteraceae Genus: Mikania Activities Anti-septic, anti-bacterial, tonic, depurative, hemostat, fungicide, cholagogue, febrifuge, laxative, aperative Constituents Guaco’s constituents include coumarin, lupeol acetate o-hydroxy-cinnamic acid, kaurenoic acid, cinnamoylgrandifloric acid, stigmasterol, guacin and tannins. Guaco is a significant source […]
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