The research activity of the Laboratory of Pharmacognosy of the Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences “Rodolfo Paoletti” is mainly aimed at the study of medicinal and edible plants, in which the pharmacological approach is associated with a rigorous chemical investigation, in order to correlate the observed biological effect on one or more chemical entities.
The main research areas are:
The Advanced Course in Health Properties of Natural Products, coordinated by Prof. Mario Dell’Agli and now in its fifth edition in the 2024-2025 academic year, aims to provide professional training in the sector of the use and production of medicinal and officinal plants and products of natural origin for health and therapeutic purposes. The advanced course is ECM accredited for 50 credits.
The recent in vivo study published in Biomedicines, which involved the collaboration of the Pharmacognosy Laboratory with the Institute for Bioeconomy of the National Research Council of Florence, in addition...
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During the XXXIII National Congress of Phytotherapy, organized by the Italian Society of Phytotherapy (S.I.Fit.), which took place in Arezzo from 13 to 16 May, the Laboratory of Pharmacognosy received...
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The XXXIII National Congress of Phytotherapy, which will take place in Arezzo, is scheduled for May 16-18. Organized by the Italian Society of Phytotherapy (S.I.Fit.), the conference will be a...
Read moreThe gastrointestinal tract represents an important barrier between humans and the microbial population. For this reason, the stomach is continuously exposed to the risk of developing inflammation of the mucosa, which leads…
Intestinal inflammation, caused by genetic or environmental factors, is the basis of pathologies such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBD), Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, as well as being an important risk factor for the development of tumors. ..
This research project aims to investigate the anti-inflammatory effect on the skin of extracts of plant origin and pure molecules on a non-tumor cell line of human keratinocytes, which are the main cells of the epidermis and have…
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