Publications by authors named "Henrique Ribeiro de Oliveira"
('alecrim-do-mato' or 'alecrim-do-campo') is used in Brazilian folk medicine to treat various illnesses, including diarrhea. This work aimed to evaluate spasmolytic and antidiarrheal activities of the essential oil (OOS) and to correlate with the traditional use of this plant. In isolated guinea-pig ileum, OOS presented a concentration-dependent spasmolytic activity in preparations pre-contracted with KCl 40 mM [EC = 16.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPharmacological Basis for Traditional Use of the Lippia thymoides.
Fabrício Souza Silva Pedro Modesto Nascimento Menezes Pedro Guilherme Souza de Sá André Luís de Santana Oliveira Eric Alencar Araújo Souza Henrique Ribeiro de Oliveira Sheilla Andrade de Oliveira
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med
April 2015
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluated the medicinal properties of Lippia thymoides leaf and stem extracts, focusing on their antioxidant, antimicrobial, and wound healing effects in various assays.
- Crude extracts were effective at scavenging free radicals but showed limited effectiveness in other tests; however, the leaf dichloromethane fraction displayed significant antimicrobial activity.
- The extract effectively reduced fever in rats similar to common medications and showed no toxicity or adverse effects in mice, supporting its traditional use in folk medicine.