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Essential Oils and Extracts from Epazote (Dysphania ambrosioides): A Phytochemical Treasure with Multiple Applications

Arsenio Heredia Severino,
Juana Fernández-López,
Fernando Borrás-Rocher and
Manuel Viuda-Martos

Plants2025, 14(13), 1903;https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14131903

20 June 2025

Dysphania ambrosioides, commonly known as epazote, is a medicinal plant of great relevance in traditional Latin American medicine. Its cultural roots and pharmacological properties have made it an object of study for phytochemical research. An artifi...

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Generation of PVP Membranes Using Extracts/Phenolic Fraction of Dysphania ambrosioides, Opuntia ficus-indica, and Tradescantia pallida

Orlando Zaca Moran,
Wendy Argelia García Suastegui,
Jonathan Hillel Cruz San Juan,
Lawrence Christopher López Méndez and
Valentin López Gayou

Polymers2023, 15(24), 4720;https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15244720

15 December 2023

In the present work, electrospun membranes of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) nanofibers were manufactured using extracts and phenolic fractions of Dysphania ambrosioides (epazote), Opuntia ficus-indica (nopal), and Tradescantia pallida (chicken grass). T...

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In Vitro Analysis of Extracts of Plant Used in Mexican Traditional Medicine, Which Are Useful to Combat Clostridioides difficile Infection

Jacqueline E. Martínez-Alva,
Emilio Espinoza-Simón,
Yuli Bayona-Pérez,
Nancy C. Ruiz-Pérez,
Sara A. Ochoa,
Juan Xicohtencatl-Cortes,
Javier Torres and
Mariana Romo-Castillo

Pathogens2022, 11(7), 774;https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11070774

7 July 2022

Recently, a worrying acceleration of the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been reported. The increase in antibiotic-associated diseases, such as Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), has promoted research on new treatments that coul...

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Plant Extracts Obtained with Green Solvents as Natural Antioxidants in Fresh Meat Products

Mirian Pateiro,
Julián Andrés Gómez-Salazar,
Mariana Jaime-Patlán,
María Elena Sosa-Morales and
José M. Lorenzo

Antioxidants2021, 10(2), 181;https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10020181

27 January 2021

Plants are rich in bioactive compounds (BACs), mainly polyphenols, which are valuable choices to replace synthetic antioxidants in meat products. These natural antioxidants from plants, in the form of extracts and essential oils (EOs), have been obta...

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