Antimalarial ethnopharmacology in the Brazilian Amazon

The preoccupation to find new drugs for the treatment of malaria is increasing steadily due to the resistance of the parasite, which is a threat to disease control, The present study describes a literature review on the antimalarial ethnopharmacology (Anti-Plasmodium falciparum - in vitro) of the Br...

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Main Authors: Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti, Renildo Moura da Cunha, Renato Abreu Lima, Flávio Augusto de Souza Oliveira, Daniel Sol Sol de Medeiros, Guilherme Matos Passarini, Patrícia Soares de Maria de Medeiros, Júlio Sancho Linhares Teixeira Militão, Valdir Alves Facundo
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Language:English
Published: São Paulo State University (UNESP) 2014-09-01
Series:Revista de Ciências Farmacêuticas Básica e Aplicada
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Online Access:http://serv-bib.fcfar.unesp.br/seer/index.php/Cien_Farm/article/view/3741/3741
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author Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti
Renildo Moura da Cunha
Renato Abreu Lima
Flávio Augusto de Souza Oliveira
Daniel Sol Sol de Medeiros
Guilherme Matos Passarini
Patrícia Soares de Maria de Medeiros
Júlio Sancho Linhares Teixeira Militão
Valdir Alves Facundo
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Renildo Moura da Cunha
Renato Abreu Lima
Flávio Augusto de Souza Oliveira
Daniel Sol Sol de Medeiros
Guilherme Matos Passarini
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Júlio Sancho Linhares Teixeira Militão
Valdir Alves Facundo
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description The preoccupation to find new drugs for the treatment of malaria is increasing steadily due to the resistance of the parasite, which is a threat to disease control, The present study describes a literature review on the antimalarial ethnopharmacology (Anti-Plasmodium falciparum - in vitro) of the Brazilian Amazon plants, It was found a great diversity of plant species in the Brazilian Amazon with potential for research of new herbal and secondary metabolites with antiplasmodial action, in addition to treating other neglected parasitic diseases, However, for these studies is needed in addition to financial support, the interaction between different laboratories and research groups for the formation of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams, which will enhance the research level in the region and increase the likelihood of new antimalarial drugs discovery.
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spelling doaj.art-ff06e3a8e2de4a9b8015c49ed73741432022-12-21T20:07:20ZengSão Paulo State University (UNESP)Revista de Ciências Farmacêuticas Básica e Aplicada1808-45322179-443X2014-09-01344577587Antimalarial ethnopharmacology in the Brazilian AmazonDionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti0Renildo Moura da Cunha1Renato Abreu Lima2Flávio Augusto de Souza Oliveira3Daniel Sol Sol de Medeiros4Guilherme Matos Passarini5Patrícia Soares de Maria de Medeiros6Júlio Sancho Linhares Teixeira Militão7Valdir Alves Facundo8Universidade Federal de RondôniaUniversidade Federal de RondôniaUniversidade Federal de RondôniaUniversidade Federal de RondôniaUniversidade Federal de RondôniaUniversidade Federal de RondôniaUniversidade Federal de RondôniaUniversidade Federal de RondôniaUniversidade Federal de RondôniaThe preoccupation to find new drugs for the treatment of malaria is increasing steadily due to the resistance of the parasite, which is a threat to disease control, The present study describes a literature review on the antimalarial ethnopharmacology (Anti-Plasmodium falciparum - in vitro) of the Brazilian Amazon plants, It was found a great diversity of plant species in the Brazilian Amazon with potential for research of new herbal and secondary metabolites with antiplasmodial action, in addition to treating other neglected parasitic diseases, However, for these studies is needed in addition to financial support, the interaction between different laboratories and research groups for the formation of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams, which will enhance the research level in the region and increase the likelihood of new antimalarial drugs discovery.http://serv-bib.fcfar.unesp.br/seer/index.php/Cien_Farm/article/view/3741/3741Plasmodium falciparumDrug therapyEthnopharmacology
spellingShingle Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti
Renildo Moura da Cunha
Renato Abreu Lima
Flávio Augusto de Souza Oliveira
Daniel Sol Sol de Medeiros
Guilherme Matos Passarini
Patrícia Soares de Maria de Medeiros
Júlio Sancho Linhares Teixeira Militão
Valdir Alves Facundo
Antimalarial ethnopharmacology in the Brazilian Amazon
Revista de Ciências Farmacêuticas Básica e Aplicada
Plasmodium falciparum
Drug therapy
Ethnopharmacology
title Antimalarial ethnopharmacology in the Brazilian Amazon
title_full Antimalarial ethnopharmacology in the Brazilian Amazon
title_fullStr Antimalarial ethnopharmacology in the Brazilian Amazon
title_full_unstemmed Antimalarial ethnopharmacology in the Brazilian Amazon
title_short Antimalarial ethnopharmacology in the Brazilian Amazon
title_sort antimalarial ethnopharmacology in the brazilian amazon
topic Plasmodium falciparum
Drug therapy
Ethnopharmacology
url http://serv-bib.fcfar.unesp.br/seer/index.php/Cien_Farm/article/view/3741/3741
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