Metabolic profiling and correlation analysis for the determination of killer compounds of proliferating and clonogenic HRT-18 colon cancer cells from Lafoensia pacari.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Lafoensia pacari A. St.-Hil.

Cytotoxicity and apoptogenic effects of Lafoensia pacari.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The stem barks of Lafoensia pacari have been traditionally used not only by South Amerindians but also by Brazilian and Paraguayan populations for treating a variety of unhealthy conditions to which their biological potential has been scientifically documented in several reports over the last decade. Although its anticancer usage is also popular, no scientific support for such activity has been found.

Aim: To provide scientific evidence for the anticancer popularity of Lafoensia pacari.

Lipid-lowering effects of standardized extracts of Ilex paraguariensis in high-fat-diet rats.

Mate (Ilex paraguariensis A. St.-Hil) is a native species of South America used to prepare traditional beverages.