Argentinian plant extracts with relaxant effect on the smooth muscle of the corpus cavernosum of Guinea pig

Turnera diffusa Wild (Turneraceae) recovers sexual behavior in sexually exhausted males

“…This information, together with the results indicating no significant changes in anxiety-like behavior or in locomotor activity, support the use of Turnera diffusa as an aphrodisiac in traditional medicine. Additional literature data suggest that the aqueous extract of Turnera diffusa enhances sexual performance by facilitating sexual reflexes, i.e., the extract relaxes the smooth muscle of the corpus cavernosum of Guinea pigs (Hnatyszyn et al, 2003) and reduces the NI and EL in sluggish rats (Arletti et al, 1999). A reduction in the NM, NI or EL denotes a facilitation of the consummatory aspect of male sexual behavior (Clark et al, 1984(Clark et al, , 1985; hence, the pro-sexual effects of Turnera diffusa migth be mediated by a mixed mechanism involving both central and peripheral regulation.…”

Brazilian plants as possible adaptogens: An ethnopharmacological survey of books edited in Brazil

“…Planch. (Celastraceae) (Melo et al, 2001) and Theobroma cacao (Yamagishi et al, 2003); (IV) relaxation of the corpus cavernosum in rabbit or guinea pig: Baccharis trimera and Maytenus ilicifolia (Hnatyszyn et al, 2003); (V) antioxidant: Anacardium occidentale (Singh et al, 2004), Arachis hypogaea (Huang et al, 2003), Baccharis trimera (Simoes-Pires et al, 2005), Ilex paraguariensis (Schinella et al, 2000), and Theobroma cacao (Lee et al, 2003).…”

Plants popularly used for loosing weight purposes in Porto Alegre, South Brazil

“…DC. carqueja, carqueja-amarga reported by 3 herb sellers AP a,c Volatile compounds (terpenes) (Sousa et al, 1991); diterpenes (Torres et al, 2000); diterpenic lactones (Sousa et al, 1991); flavonoids (Sousa et al, 1991;Gené et al, 1996;Torres et al, 2000); saponins (Gené et al, 1996) Anti-inflamatory and analgesic in mice (Gené et al, 1996); relaxation of smooth muscle of mice portal vein (Torres et al, 2000); guinea pigs smooth muscle relaxation (Hnatyszyn et al, 2003); hypogliceamic (Simões et al, 1998); inhibition of gastric secretion in mice (Torres et al, 2000); antimicrobial in vitro (Avancini et al, 2000) Tonic (Moreira, 1871;Oliveira, 1883;D'ávila, 1910), febrifuge (Moreira, 1871;Oliveira, 1883;D'ávila, 1910;Hoehne, 1939;Pio Corrêa, 1931), digestive (de Oliveira, 1854;Hoehne, 1939), Pio Corrêa (1931), diuretic (Moreira, 1871;Pio Corrêa, 1931), anemia and weakness (de Oliveira, 1854;Pio Corrêa, 1931), anthelmintic (Dutra, 1887) antidiarrheic (Moreira, 1871) Cynara scolymus L. alcachofra reported by 11 herb sellers LE a,c , RO c Flavonoids (Adzet et al, 1987;Gebhardt, 2001;Fritsche et al, 2002;Hausler et al, 2002;Sánchez-Rabaneda et al, 2003;Shimoda et al, 2003); beta-glucosidase (Gebhardt, 2001); cynarin …”