scholarly journals Identificação das Espécies Comercializadas como “Espinheira-Santa” em Comércios Populares do Grande Rio e Baixada Fluminense – RJ, Brasil

UNICIÊNCIAS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Diana Kelly Dias Caldas ◽  
Wellington Rodrigues De Matos
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Medicinal Herbs ◽  
The State ◽  
Local People ◽  
Pharmacological Properties ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Morphological Similarity ◽  
Traditional Use ◽  
Maytenus Ilicifolia

Maytenus ilicifolia Mart. ex Reissek é conhecida, popularmente, como "Espinheira-santa", pertence à família Celastraceae, e é encontrada predominantemente na Região Sul do Brasil. Tradicionalmente é utilizada pela população por possuir eficientes propriedades farmacológicas contra afecções gástricas e várias outras enfermidades. Há uma acentuada semelhança morfológica entre outras espécies de Maytenus Mol. e outras taxas como Zollernia ilicifolia (Brong.) Vogel (Fabaceae) e Sorocea bonplandii (Baill.) W.C. Burger & Lanj. & Wess. Boer (Moraceae), principalmente, por apresentarem folhas coriáceas, com margens espinescentes, levando-as a serem confundidas e comercializadas erroneamente em mercados populares de ervas medicinais. Foram adquiridas amostras comerciais de 11 pontos de venda, nos municípios do Rio de Janeiro, Duque de Caxias, Pavuna e Nova Iguaçu, no Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Observou-se que todas as amostras avaliadas pertencem ao gênero Sorocea A. St.-Hil. (Moraceae). Este resultado aponta para a necessidade de certificação desse tipo de produto. Palavras-chave: Maytenus ilicifolia. Plantas Medicinais. Afecções Gástricas. AbstractMaytenus ilicifolia Mart. ex Reissek is popularly known as "Espinheira-santa". This specie belongs to the Celastraceae family and it’s found predominantly in southern Brazil. The traditional use of this plant by local people is mainly due to its efficient pharmacological properties against stomach disorders and many other diseases. There is a morphological similarity on the leathery leaves with spiny margins between Maytenus ilicifolia  and other species Maytenus Mol. and other taxa such as Zollernia ilicifolia (Brong.) Vogel (Fabaceae) and Sorocea bonplandii (Baill.) WC Burger & Lanj. & Wess. Boer (Moraceae).  This similarity has caused confusion  and sold mistankenly in popular markets of medicinal herbs. Commercial samples from  11 stores were purchased in the cities of  Rio de Janeiro, Duque de Caxias, Pavuna and Nova Iguaçu, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was  observed that all samples belong to the genus Sorocea A. St.-Hil. (Moraceae). This result points to the need for certification of this type of product. Keywords: Celastraceae Maytenus. Medicinal Plants. Stomach Disorders.

scholarly journals Medicinal Plants Used by a Mbyá-Guarani Tribe against Infections: Activity on KPC-Producing Isolates and Biofilm-Forming Bacteria

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1501001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Lia Costa Brandelli ◽  
Vanessa Bley Ribeiro ◽  
Karine Rigon Zimmer ◽  
Afonso Luís Barth ◽  
Tiana Tasca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Bacterial Growth ◽  
Biofilm Formation ◽  
Drug Resistant ◽  
Bidens Pilosa ◽  
Traditional Use ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenemase ◽  
Mbya Guarani ◽  
First Time ◽  
Maytenus Ilicifolia

The traditional use of medicinal plants for treatment of infectious diseases by an indigenous Mbyá-Guarani tribe from South Brazil was assessed by evaluating the antibiotic and antibiofilm activities against relevant bacterial pathogens. Aqueous extracts from 10 medicinal plants were prepared according to indigenous Mbyá-Guarani traditional uses. To evaluate antibiotic (OD600) and antibiofilm (crystal violet method) activities, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 35984 and seven multi-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing bacterial clinical isolates were challenged with the extracts. Furthermore, the susceptibility profile of KPC-producing bacteria and the ability of these isolates to form biofilm were evaluated. The plants Campomanesia xanthocarpa, Maytenus ilicifolia, Bidens pilosa and Verbena sp. showed the best activity against bacterial growth and biofilm formation. The majority of KPC-producing isolates, which showed strong ability to form biofilm and a multidrug resistance profile, was inhibited by more than 50% by some extracts. The Enterobacter cloacae (KPC 05) clinical isolate was the only one resistant to all extracts. This study confirms the importance of indigenous traditional medicinal knowledge and describes for the first time the ability of these plants to inhibit biofilm formation and/or bacterial growth of multi-drug resistant KPC-producing isolates.

scholarly journals Amphibia, Anura, Brachycephalidae, Brachycephalus hermogenesi (Giaretta and Sawaya, 1998): new species record in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil and geographic distribution map

Check List ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriele Karlokoski Cunha de Oliveira ◽  
Igor Soares de Oliveira ◽  
Marília Teresinha Hartmann ◽  
Nelson Rodrigues da Silva ◽  
Luís Felipe Toledo
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
The State ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
First Time

Currently, the distribution of Brachycephalus hermogenesi (Giaretta and Sawaya, 1998) ranges from the state of Rio de Janeiro to the state of São Paulo. Herein, we report for the first time the occurrence of B. hermogenesi in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil.

Following Glaziou’s footsteps: rediscovery and updated description of three species of Behuria Cham. (Melastomataceae) from the Atlantic Forest (Brazil)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 302 (3) ◽  
pp. 229 ◽  
Author(s):  
THUANE BOCHORNY ◽  
LUCAS F. BACCI ◽  
RENATO GOLDENBERG
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
The State ◽  
Local People ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Conservation Assessments

This study was carried out in the state of Rio de Janeiro and led to the rediscovery of three endemic and threatened species of Behuria (Melastomataceae). The type specimens for these species were collected by the French botanist A.F.M. Glaziou. Behuria corymbosa and Behuria glazioviana were collected for the last time 127 years ago by him, in 1889. Behuria mourae was collected twice after the type; the last collection dates from about 72 years ago. In order to find the exact localities where Glaziou collected these three species we studied the labels of the type specimens, Glaziou’s notebooks and letters, looking for tracks that would lead us to places that he visited. We also consulted documents from a local library and gathered information from local people. Here we present updated descriptions, comments, photos and conservation assessments for each species.

Taxonomic review of catsharks of the Scyliorhinus haeckelii group, with the description of a new species (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4066 (5) ◽  
pp. 501 ◽  
Author(s):  
KARLA D. A. SOARES ◽  
ULISSES L. GOMES ◽  
MARCELO R. DE CARVALHO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
The State ◽  
Southwestern Atlantic ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Identification Problems ◽  
Taxonomic Review ◽  
Internal Morphology ◽  
A New Species

Sharks of the genus Scyliorhinus from the southwestern Atlantic are reviewed; identification problems and taxonomic misinformation given in the literature are rectified. After extensive examination of the external and internal morphology of specimens collected mostly off southeastern and southern Brazil, Scyliorhinus besnardi Springer & Sadowsky, 1970 is placed in the synonymy of S. haeckelii (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907), which is thoroughly redescribed. Additionally, a new species, Scyliorhinus cabofriensis, sp. nov., is described from the state of Rio de Janeiro, distinguished from all southwestern Atlantic congeners by its color pattern, clasper and neurocranial morphology, and proportional measurements. A key to Scyliorhinus species occurring in the southwestern Atlantic is also provided. 

scholarly journals Noteworthy records of Ixodes schulzei(Acari: Ixodidae) on rodents from the State of Parana, southern Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Castilho Onofrio ◽  
Fernanda Aparecida Nieri-Bastos ◽  
Janio dos Santos Sampaio ◽  
João Fábio Soares ◽  
Maria José de Jesus Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tick Species ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
The State ◽  
Southern Region ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Southern State ◽  
First Report ◽  
First Occurrence ◽  
Northern State

Ixodes schulzei Aragão & Fonseca is an endemic tick to Brazil and has already been reported in the northern (State of Rondonia), southeastern (States of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo) and southern (State of Santa Catarina) regions, always found in association with the water rat Nectomys squamipes(Brandt). This communication records the first occurrence of this tick species in the State of Parana, southern region of Brazil, and it constitutes its first report on Akodon montensis (Thomas) andOryzomys russatus (Wagner) hosts.

scholarly journals Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants in traditional markets of Son La province, Vietnam

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thanh Son Nguyen ◽  
Nian He Xia ◽  
Tran Van Chu ◽  
Hoang Van Sam
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Local People ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Traditional Use ◽  
Traditional Markets ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Observation Method

Traditional markets in Vietnam are considered as important places for trading medicinal plants and also play a social role of exchanging traditional use of herbal medicine among different cultural and social groups at the local level. This study aims to identify and document medicinal plants used in 32 traditional markets of Son La province. Data were obtained through interviews and field observation method. A total of 167 informants include 13 herbalists, 49 herbal sellers, and 105 local people were interviewed. The study collected a total of 99 plant species belonging to 88 genera and 57 families. Identified plant species are used by local people for the treatment of 61 different diseases. Leaves, stems and roots are most commonly used either fresh, dried or by decocting the dried parts in water. In the study, the Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC) ranged from 0.02 to 0.44; the Use Value (UV) ranged from 0 to 0.84; the Informant Consensus Factor (ICF) ranged from 0.84 to 1; the Fidelity Level (FL) ranged from 44.44% to 100%. Villagers view and our observations confirmed that knowledge about the number of medicinal plants available in the study area and used by interviewees positively correlated with the threats on medicinal plants in the wild habitats. Illegal and unsustainable exploitation by the local people is a major cause of their depletion from nature.

scholarly journals First record of Gymnosiphon tenellus (Benth.) Urb. (Burmanniaceae) in Paraná state and southern Brazil

Check List ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 863-866
Author(s):  
Inti de Souza ◽  
Christopher Thomas Blum ◽  
Marcelo Leandro Brotto
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Amazonian Rainforest ◽  
First Time

Gymnosiphon tenellus (Bentham) Urban is recorded for the first time in the state of Paraná and in southern Brazil. Until now it has only been known to occur in Central America, the Amazonian Rainforest, and in the Atlantic Rainforest of the state of Rio de Janeiro in southeastern Brazil. An updated description is provided, along with original, detailed pictures of the species.

scholarly journals Research groups and their scientific literature on medicinal plants: an exploratory study in the state of Rio de Janeiro

Revista Fitos ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Aparecida Assis ◽  
Valério Francisco Morelli-Amaral ◽  
Fabricia Pires Pimenta
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
The State ◽  
Research Groups

scholarly journals Study of Traditional Uses of Medicinal Plants (Herbs) of Hilly Areas of Lekhnath Municipality

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 82-89
Author(s):  
Om Prasad Dwa
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Interdisciplinary Studies ◽  
Medicinal Herbs ◽  
General Survey ◽  
Traditional Use ◽  
Traditional Uses ◽  
Traditional Medicinal Plants ◽  
Participatory Techniques

The present work is based on the exploration of traditional use medicinal plants ethonobotanically, of Lekhnath Municipliaty, Kaski. A general survey and study of medicinal plants, particularly wild and cultivated herbs was conducted from 1st Oct. 2012 to 30th Apr. 2013.This paper deals about 24 species of medicinal herbs belong to 21 families. Included families are Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae (4), Cannabinaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Commelinaceae, Crassulaceae, Cyperaceae, Dioscoreaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Labiatae, Leguminosae, liliaceae, Malvaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Oxalidaceae, Primulaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Trapaceae, Urticaceae and Zingiberaceae.This result was based on survey carried out consulting participatory techniques to collect detailed information about collection and utilization of traditional medicinal plants at that area. Important information and other details about the respective plants were collected by discussion with native inhaler, traditional medicine practitioners and villagers. Showing them the sample of the plants.  Janapriya Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies Vol. 2, No.1 (December 2013), page: 82-89

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