Mycetoma is a chronic suppurative disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, characterized by a symptomatic
triad: tumor, fistulas and grains. It can be caused by fungi (eumycetoma) and bacteria (actinomycetoma), with similar
clinical features. Diagnosis is based on the clinical presentation and identification of the etiological agents in the tissue, by
La connaissance du climat au Brésil résulte du chevauchement entre le savoir vernaculaire et le
savoir scientifique, même si dans le cadre académique la conception scientifique et technique est
prédominante. Pour la plus grande partie de la population, le savoir vernaculaire (ou traditionnel)
Avec le développement durable, le Nord et le Sud se sont rejoints dans la réhabilitation du paysan pour son rôle dans le maintien de la biodiversité, pour ses relations avec le territoire et pour son inscription dans la longue durée. On peut néanmoins douter de l'efficacité du terme "paysan" pour rendre compte de la réalité rurale d'un pays comme le Brésil.
Euphorbia conspicua latex was fractionated into triterpenic and irritant fractions I and II. The triterpenic fraction afforded 15 known compounds and a new triterpene, 3β-(E)-cinnamoyleuphorbol. 20-O-Acetyl-3-O-angeloylingenol was isolated from irritant fraction II.
Euphorbia conspicua latex was fractionated into triterpenic and irritant fractions I and II. The triterpenic fraction afforded 15 known compounds and a new triterpene, 3β-(E)-cinnamoyleuphorbol. 20-O-Acetyl-3-O-angeloylingenol was isolated from irritant fraction II.
Plants have been used for thousands of years to flavor and conserve food, to treat health disorders and to prevent diseases including epidemics. The knowledge of their healing properties has been transmitted over the centuries within and among human communities.
Given the increased use of traditional medicines, possibilities that would ensure its successful integration into a public health framework should be explored. This paper discusses some of the links between biodiversity and traditional medicine, and addresses their implications to public health.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that as many as 80% of the world's more than six billion people rely primarily on animal and plant-based medicines. The healing of human ailments by using therapeutics based on medicines obtained from animals or ultimately derived from them is known as zootherapy.
Ethnopharmacological relevance: There are ethnopharmacological reports supporting the use of neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) leaf against bacterial and worm infections. However there is a lack of studies about its effect on bacterial biofilm formation and Schistosoma mansoni worms.
Objectives: The loss of traditional knowledge and practices is currently a widely discussed topic in the academic literature. From this perspective, this study was constructed with the main goals of evaluating Fulni-ô Indians’ knowledge about medicinal plants and how this knowledge is influenced by age and gender.