Publications by authors named "D Ricardo Martinez-Vargas"

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Taxus globosa Schltdl. (Taxaceae) is commonly named "Tejo mexicano". It's a Mexican plant known in folk medicine as a remedy for pain such as stomachache and headache, arthritis, gout, and other inflammatory conditions.

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Aquatic selenium (Se) oxyanions have profound ecosystem and human health impacts, necessitating their conversion and immobilization into elemental Se(0) to mitigate the aquatic Se pollution. While thermodynamically favorable, this transformation encounters kinetic limitations, especially for selenate (SeO) or Se(VI). To lower the activation barrier, we investigated the electrocatalytic Se(VI) transformation using five affordable catalysts on graphite cathodes, including TiO, underpotentially deposited Cu (UPD Cu), underpotentially deposited Cd (UPD Cd), Co, and CuFe.

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Salvia amarissima Ortega is a plant used in traditional medicine to treat CNS's affections. Despite its depressant properties in anxiety and fibromyalgia, there is no scientific evidence about its capability to control seizure activity. This study aimed to investigate the effects of the S.

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Ethnopharmacology Relevance: Central nervous system (CNS) diseases can be diverse and usually present with comorbidity, as in the case of depression and anxiety. Despite alternatives like Psilocybe mushrooms for mental health there is no basic research to evidence their CNS benefits.

Aim Of The Study: To evaluate the anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects, as well as the acute toxicity of P.

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