Polyacrylamide-Metilcellulose Hydrogels Containing Extract as Dressing for Treatment of Chronic Cutaneous Skin Lesions.

Chronic wounds are severe breaks in the skin barrier that fail to heal in an acceptable time-frame, thus preventing the complete restoration of the tissue's anatomical and functional integrity, increasing the likelihood of infections and apoptosis. Hydrogels are known as a drug delivery system and have the potential to cover wounds and burns on the skin. contains over 75 different bioactive compounds which are responsible for its anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties.

Acute Toxicity of the Hydroethanolic Extract of the Flowers of L. in Zebrafish (): Behavioral and Histopathological Studies.

Hydroethanolic preparations of the botanical species L. are used in the north of Brazil for the treatment of various diseases. However, few studies have been conducted to evaluate the toxicity of this species.

Liver protective activity of a hydroethanolic extract of Arrabidaea chica (Humb. and Bonpl.) B. Verl. (pariri).

Background: Folk medicine uses preparations of Arrabidaea chica (pariri) leaves to treat various liver pathologies. We evaluated the effects of the hydroethanolic extract of these leaves (CHEE) on an in vivo model of liver intoxication.

Materials And Methods: Different groups of rats were treated orally for 7 days with CHEE at doses of 300, 500 or 600 mg/kg or silymarin at 35 mg/kg.