Essential oil from Citrus aurantium and the monoterpene limonene are widely used flavoring agents that are found in some common food items. This specie is also used medicinally throughout the world to treat gastritis and ...

Essential oil from Citrus aurantium and the monoterpene limonene are widely used flavoring agents that are found in some common food items. This specie is also used medicinally throughout the world to treat gastritis and ...

Baccharus triptera Mart, is a widespread Compositae usedin Brazilian folk medicine to treat gastrointestinal disturbances, rheumatic disease, mild fever, diabetes and as an anti-helminthic. Water extract of small branches ...

Solanum paniculatum L. is used commonly in Brazilian folk medicine for the treatment of liver and gastrointestinal disorders. the freeze-dried aqueous extracts (WEs) obtained from distinct parts of the plant (flowers, ...

It has previously been shown that dopamine stimulates pancreatic exocine secretion and inhibits acid secretion in the dog. In this study, the authors have investigated the effect of dopamine on human gastric and pancreatic ...

The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of preoperative gastric secretory and hormonal response, to the appearance of Barrett`s esophagus in the esophageal stump following subtotal esophagectomy. Thirty-eight ...

The plants belonging to Pfaffia genus are used in folk medicine to treat gastric disturbances. This study examined the effects of an aqueous extract of Pfaffia glomerata (Spreng) Pedersen (AEP) on the gastrointestinal ...

Coleus barbatus (Labiatae) Benth is popularly used in Brazil for the healing of liver and stomach diseases. The water extract (WE 1 to 10 g/Kg, p.o.) of stem and leaves given to rats and mice did not induce signs of ...

Baccharis dracunculifolia DC (Asteraceae), a native plant from Brazil, commonly known as 'Alecrim-do-campo' is widely used in folk medicine to treat inflammation, hepatic disorders and stomach ulcers, and it is the most ...