Biological activities and phytochemical profile of Passiflora mucronata from the Brazilian restinga

• Published in: Revista brasileira de farmacognosia Vol. 27; no. 6; pp. 702 - 710
• Main Authors: Araujo, Marlon H. de, Silva, Isabel C.V. da, Oliveira, Pollyana F. de, Barreto, Arielly R.R., Konno, Tatiana U.P., Esteves, Francisco de A., Barth, Thiago, Aguiar, Fernando A., Lopes, Norberto P., Dermenjian, Renee K., Guimarães, Denise O., Leal, Ivana C.R., Lasunskaia, Elena B., Muzitano, Michelle Frazão
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Elsevier Editora Ltda 01.11.2017; Springer International Publishing; Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia
• Subjects: Antimycobacterial; Antioxidant; Flavonoid; Immunomodulatory; Original Article; Passifloraceae; PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY; Pharmacy; Terpenes; Immunomodulatory; Passifloraceae; Terpenes; Antioxidant; Flavonoid; Antimycobacterial

[Display omitted] In general, Passiflora species have been reported for their folk medicinal use as sedative and anti-inflammatory. However, P. caerulea has already been reported to treat pulmonary diseases. Severe pulmonary tuberculosis, generally caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains resist...