Plants used in traditional medicine of China and Brazil

Abstract

Even though the rationale behind the use of medicinal plants in Brazil and China is different, twenty four species are used in both countries. Scientific name, vulgar name and uses in both countries along with their chemical constituents are listed.

Antinociceptive peripheral effect of Achillea millefolium L. and Artemisia vulgaris L.: both plants known popularly by brand names of analgesic drugs

“…in popular medicine as analgesics (Matos et al, 1991;Di Stasi and Hiruma-Lima, 2002) but in a PubMed and Scopus search, no studies were found that confirmed this effect of A. vulgaris. In addition, the results with A. millefolium are controversial.…”

Antinociceptive effect of extract of Emilia sonchifolia in mice

“…Various parts of the plant are used for the treatment of diseases (Lara et al, 2003;Matos et al, 1991;Singh et al, 2008). This weed is used in ethnomedicine against inflammation, eye sores, convulsion, cuts, wounds, rheumatism and insect bites (Agra et al, 2007;Matos et al, 1991;Muko and Ohiri, 1999;Perry, 1982;Shylesh and Padikkala, 1999;Shylesh et al, 2005). In Brazilian traditional medicine, aerial parts of Emilia sonchifolia, popularly known as "serralhinha" or "falsa-serralha" (Agra et al, 2007;Neto and de Morais, 2003).…”

Antinociceptive synergistic interaction between Achillea millefolium and Origanum vulgare L. extract encapsulated in liposome in rat

“…The data from previous studies demonstrated that some species of the genera Achillea and ORG exhibit analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, such as Achillea ageratum L., Achillea aleppica DC., A. millefolium, and Artemisia vulgaris, are broadly used in popular medicine as analgesics [27], but in Scopus, Google scholar and PubMed search, no researcher has studied the antinociceptive synergistic interaction between A. millefolium and ORG extracts encapsulated in liposome. However, Ahmad et al [28] did not note an antinociceptive effect for A. millefolium, and Mistieri et al [29] observed an increase in the tail-flick latency for florid end teas, but not for its leaves.…”