Nélson Leal Alencar

A new approach to study medicinal plants with tannins and flavonoids contents from the local knowledge

Thiago Antônio de Sousa Araújo, Nélson Leal Alencar, Elba Lúcia Cavalcanti de Amorim et al. · Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2008 · 257 citations

Life Sciences, Botany, Plant Sciences +16

The Use of Medicinal Plants by Migrant People: Adaptation, Maintenance, and Replacement

Patrícia Muniz de Medeiros, Gustavo Taboada Soldati, Nélson Leal Alencar et al. · Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine · 2011 · 175 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Anthropology, Botany +17

The Inclusion and Selection of Medicinal Plants in Traditional Pharmacopoeias—Evidence in Support of the Diversification Hypothesis

Nélson Leal Alencar, Thiago Antônio de Sousa Araújo, Elba Lúcia Cavalcanti de Amorim et al. · Economic Botany · 2009 · 161 citations

Life Sciences, Botany, Plant Sciences +13

How ethnobotany can aid biodiversity conservation: reflections on investigations in the semi-arid region of NE Brazil

Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Thiago Antônio de Sousa Araújo, Marcelo Alves Ramos et al. · Biodiversity and Conservation · 2008 · 154 citations

Social Sciences, Anthropology, Biodiversity Conservation +12

What is the role of exotic medicinal plants in local medical systems? A study from the perspective of utilitarian redundancy

Nélson Leal Alencar, Flávia Rosa Santoro, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque · Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia · 2014 · 75 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Botany, Plant Sciences +17