A phytochemical investigation of an ethanolic extract of the leaves of Curatella americana Linn. (Dilleniaceae) resulted in the isolation and identification of the flavonol glycoside avicularin and gallic acid.
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Biomolecules
November 2023
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, Mexico.
Many natural products have been acquired from plants for their helpful properties. Medicinal plants are used for treating a variety of pathologies or symptoms. The axes of many pathological processes are inflammation, oxidative stress, and senescence.
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December 2023
Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, Brazil. Electronic address:
Maternal diabetes can influence the development of offspring during fetal life and postnatally. Curatella americana is a plant used as a menstrual cycle regulator and to prevent diabetes. This study evaluates the effects of C.
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March 2023
Departamento de Farmácia, Escola de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Campus Morro do Cruzeiro, Ouro Preto 35.400-000, MG, Brazil.
The ethnomedicinal plant L. (Dilleniaceae) is a common shrub in the Brazilian Cerrado, whose ethanolic extract showed significant in vitro anti-Zika virus activity by the MTT colorimetric method. Currently, there is no drug in clinical use specifically for the treatment of this virus; therefore, in this work, the antiviral and cytotoxic properties of the ethanolic extract, fractions, and compounds were evaluated.
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July 2022
Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, 78605-091, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Electronic address:
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Curatella americana L. is employed in popular medicine for treating diabetes. However, the understanding around its outcomes during pregnancy is unclear.
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March 2020
Postgraduate Program of Pharmaceutical Innovation, Federal University of Amapá, Macapá, AP, Brazil.
Based on ethnopharmacological studies, a lot of plants, as well as its compounds, have been investigated for the potential use as wound healing agents. In Brazil, Curatella americana is traditionally used by local people to treat wounds, ulcers and inflammations. However, to the best of our knowledge, its traditional use in the treatment of wounds has not been validated by a scientific study.
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