jab·o·ran·di

(jăb′ə-răn-dē′, -răn′dē)

n. pl. jab·o·ran·dis

1. Any of several tropical American shrubs of the genus Pilocarpus, especially P. microphyllus, whose dried leaves yield the medicinal alkaloid pilocarpine.

2. The dried leaves of any of these plants.

[Portuguese and American Spanish, from Tupí, one that spits.]

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jaborandi

(ˌdʒæbəˈrændɪ)

1. (Plants) any of several tropical American rutaceous shrubs of the genus Pilocarpus, esp P. jaborandi

2. (Plants) the dried leaves of any of these plants, used to induce sweating

[C19: from Portuguese, from Tupi-Guarani yaborandí]

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jab•o•ran•di

(ˌdʒæb əˈræn di, -rænˈdi)

n., pl. -dis.

any of several South American shrubs of the genus Pilocarpus, of the rue family, the leaflets of which yield pilocarpine, used in medicine.

[1870–75; < Portuguese]

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Characterization of forest management plans in the state of Piaui/Caracterizacao dos planos de manejo florestal no estado do Piaui

As plantas de Piper mollicomum Kunth (Piperaceae) sao conhecidas popularmente como jaborandi, possuem alto rendimento de oleos essenciais e diversas propriedades medicinais, destacando-se a atividade antimicrobiana (CORDOVA et al., 2010).

Exogenous chitosan application on antioxidant systems of jaborandi/ Aplicacao exogena de quitosana no sistema antioxidante de jaborandi

The green tea proprietary formula contained green tea catechins and other ingredients (amounts not given; Internet search reveals xylitol, sorbitol, natural flavors, green tea [leaf], acacia gum, jaborandi extract (leaf), magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide, sucralose).

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Employment and income generation in the Brazilian Amazon forest: a Social Account Matrix based multiplier approach/Emploi et creation de revenus dans la foret amazonienne du Bresil: une approche de multiplication a base SAM/Empleo y generacion de ingresos en la selva amazonica de Brasil: un enfoque por multiplicadores basado en una MCS

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French presence in Brazil in the nineteenth century: analysis of the accounting archives of Casa Boris's in the period from 1872 to 1887/Presenca francesa no Brasil no seculo XIX: analise dos arquivos contabeis da Casa Boris no periodo de 1872 a 1887/La presencia francesa en Brasil en el siglo XIX: analisis de los archivos de contabilidad de Casa Boris en el periodo de 1872 a 1887

amalago commonly known in Brazil as "jaborandi" is used to alleviate chest pain and inflammation (Achenbach et al., 1986; Dominguez and Alcorn, 1985; Dominguez et al., 1986; Parmar et al., 1997).

Diuretic and antilithiasic activities of ethanolic extract from Piper amalago (Piperaceae)

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10 The void legislative biopiracy in Brazil and how to change the current situation/ A lacuna legislativa sobre biopirataria no Brasil e como mudar a atual situacao

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Reflections on Brazil and the Pan-Amazonian challenges/Reflexoes sobre o Brasil e os desafios Pan-Amazonicos

Evaluation of anti-oxidant activity and chromatographic profile of extracts from the false jaborandi (Piper aduncum).

Efecto neuroprotector del extracto hidroalcoholico de Piper aduncum "matico" en un modelo in vitro de neurodegeneracion

E limitrofe aos municipios de Jaborandi, Coribe e Feira da Mata (BA), Sitio da Abadia (GO) e Montalvania, Bonito de Minas, Januaria e Formoso (MG) (Figura 1).

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