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Polygodial, the fungitoxic component from the Brazilian medicinal plant Polygonum punctatum
Alves, Tânia Maria de Almeida; Ribeiro, Fabiane Lacerda; Kloos, Helmut; Zani, Carlos Leomar.
  • Alves, Tânia Maria de Almeida; Fundaçäo do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. Laboratório de Química de Produtos Naturais. Belo Horizonte. BR
  • Ribeiro, Fabiane Lacerda; Fundaçäo do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. Laboratório de Química de Produtos Naturais. Belo Horizonte. BR
  • Kloos, Helmut; Fundaçäo do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. Laboratório de Química de Produtos Naturais. Belo Horizonte. BR
  • Zani, Carlos Leomar; Fundaçäo do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. Laboratório de Química de Produtos Naturais. Belo Horizonte. BR
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 96(6): 831-833, Aug. 2001. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-298604
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Polygonum punctatum (Polygonaceae) is an herb known in some regions of Brazil as "erva-de-bicho" and is used to treat intestinal disorders. The dichloromethane extract of the aerial parts of this plant showed strong activity in a bioautographic assay with the fungus Cladosporium sphaerospermum. The bioassay-guided chemical fractionation of this extract afforded the sesquiterpene dialdehyde polygodial as the active constituent. The presence of this compound with antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and anti-hyperalgesic properties in "erva-de-bicho" may account for the effects attributed by folk medicine to this plant species
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Plant Extracts / Cladosporium / Polygonaceae / Antifungal Agents Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Journal subject: Tropical Medicine / Parasitology Year: 2001 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Fundaçäo do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Plant Extracts / Cladosporium / Polygonaceae / Antifungal Agents Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Journal subject: Tropical Medicine / Parasitology Year: 2001 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Fundaçäo do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/BR