Volume 16, Issue 31

Review Article

1. Review

   Ethnobotany, Chemical Constitution and Biological Activities of Moquilea Genus: A Systematic Review

   Fabián Vinicio Delgado-Rodríguez, Marta Porras-Navarro, Natalia Villalobos-Gätjens, Jeniffer Sandí-Flores, Valeria Chaves-Hernández

   pp. 1–6 · DOI: 10.5530/phrev.2022.16.1 · Published

   Moquilea (Chrysobalanaceae) is a taxon recently separated from previous Licania genus. Several plants from Moquilea genus have been studied for the evaluation of their biological properties and chemical constitution anal…

2. Review

   The use of Curcuma longa and its Derivatives in the Treatment of Osteorthritis: A Scoping Review

   José Fernando de Araújo Neto, Juliana Azevedo da Paixão, Ademir Evangelista Do Vale, Jorge Mauricio David, Juceni Pereira De Lima David

   pp. 12–21 · DOI: 10.5530/phrev.2022.16.3 · Published

   Osteoarthritis is considered a degenerative disease, with knee and hip osteoarthritis being the most common form. Drug treatment is aimed at relieving symptoms with analgesics and non-selective or selective NSAIDs. Curcu…

3. Review

   The Potential Effects of Species Ocimum basilicum L. on Health: A Review of the Chemical and Biological Studies

   Lethicia Barreto Brandão, Lizandra Lima Santos, Rosany Lopes Martins, Alex Bruno Lobato Rodrigues, Anderson Luiz Pena da Costa, Cleidjane Gomes Faustino, Sheylla Susan Moreira da Silva de Almeida

   pp. 22–26 · DOI: 10.5530/phrev.2022.16.4 · Published

   Ocimum basilicum Linn is a plant widely found throughout Brazil, popularly known as “Manjerição”, it is widely used by the world for medicinal purposes as an agent against rheumatism, headache, hepatitis, and as a diuret…

4. Review

   Bug as a Drug. Lytta vesicatoria L. Applications in Nineteenth Century Official Medicine

   Aleksander Karol Smakosz

   pp. 27–33 · DOI: 10.5530/phrev.2022.16.5 · Published

   Nowadays the limited number of animal species are used in official medicine. For example, equine urine is a source of conjugated oestrogens used in menopausal hormone therapy; porcine intestine is the only approved sourc…

5. Review

   Reactualiting Phanera semibifida (Roxb.) Benth. from Sumatra, Indonesia as an Anticancer Agent and Phylogenetic Position

   Fitmawati f, Erwina Juliantari, Rodesia Mustika Roza, Titrawani t, Vanda Julita Yahya

   pp. 34–39 · DOI: 10.5530/phrev.2022.16.6 · Published

   The increasing prevalence of cancer worldwide demands the intensification of efforts to develop natural solutions for its treatment. Herbal plants have provided a strong evident base in treating of this disease in many i…

6. Review

   The Potentiality of Plant Species from the Lamiaceae Family for the Development of Herbal Medicine in the Control of Diseases Transmitted by Aedes aegypti

   Lizandra Lima Santos, Lethicia Barreto Brandão, Anderson Luiz Pena da Costa, Rosany Lopes Martins, Alex Bruno Lobato Rodrigues, Sheylla Susan Moreira da Silva de Almeida

   pp. 40–44 · DOI: 10.5530/phrev.2022.16.7 · Published

   The use of medicinal plants is an ancient practice used by man to treat various ailments and is expanding throughout the world. The so-called neglected diseases, such as dengue, yellow fever, Zika, and chikungunya transm…

7. Review

   Spondias mombin L.: An Updated Monograph

   Ana Clara Brito Maria, Thaíse Reis Simões, Aline de Souza Ramos, Maíra Martins Haddad de Almeida, Maria Athana Mpalantinos da Silva, Jefferson Diocesano da Cruz, José Luiz Pinto Ferreira, Jefferson Rocha de Andrade Silva, Ana Claudia Fernandes Amaral

   pp. 45–61 · DOI: 10.5530/phrev.2022.16.8 · Published

   Spondias mombin Linn (Anacardiaceae) is a plant species found from southeastern Mexico to Peru and in the northern of Brazil. Its fruits are known as “cajá miúdo” or “cajá pequeno” in Brazil; in Central America, as “jobo…

8. Review

   Application of Advance Research Tools in Phytopharmaceutical Adulteration and Authentication: The ‘Omics’ Approach

   Muthusamy Kalaivani, Priyanka Chaudhary, Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi

   pp. 7–11 · DOI: 10.5530/phrev.2022.16.2 · Published

   Traditional medicines are the basis of plant derived natural products including extracts, fractions, essential oils and active chemicals. From past decade plant derived products become a primary choice for biological and…