Natural products extracted from plants have always played an important role in the discovery of bioactive substances. This work carried out a review of the literature on the bioactive activities of Eugenia uniflora L. (Surinam cherries), as a potential plant in the various uses, be it medicinal, antimicrobial, antioxidant, insecticide and protective. In the literature, studies were found to confirm the antibacterial activity of E. uniflora leaves extract on Streptococcus, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli. The presence of antioxidant compounds as total phenolics, such as anthocyanins and flavonoids, induction in the protection of plants by phytoalexins, as well as insecticidal and anthelmintic effects by the use of the extract of the E. uniflora tree. Although these different potential biotics of E. uniflora have already been reported, further studies are still needed on the use of natural products extracted from E. uniflora for employment for different purposes.

1RESUMO -Diversos fitopatógenos podem afetar a sanidade de sementes de feijoeiro. Esse trabalho objetivou avaliar o efeito do óleo essencial (OE) de pitanga na incidência de patógenos e germinação de sementes de feijoeiro. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado com cinco tratamentos e quatro repetições. O OE de pitangueira foi avaliado nas concentrações de 0; 0,05 %; 0,1%; 1% e 2%. As sementes foram imersas nos tratamentos por cinco minutos e acondicionadas em gerbox contendo papel de germinação. Foram avaliadas a porcentagem de germinação, plântula normal e anormal, comprimento de parte área e de raiz e massa da matéria fresca e seca. Também ESSENTIAL OIL OF SURINAM CHERRY IN THE GERMINATION AND SANITY OF BEAN LANDRACE VARIETIES ABSTRACT -Several phytopathogens can affect the health of common bean seeds. The aim of this work was evaluate the effect of essential oil (EO) of Surinam