“…It presents biological action, such as antioxidant, antiviral, antimicrobial, trypanocidal and antileishmanial (Janning et al, 2011;da Silva Brum et al, 2016;Soares et al, 2007). This plant has lactiferous cells that secrete latex, an aqueous emulsion with various chemical substances and varied bioactive compounds, such as polyphenols, flavonoids, sugars, amino acids, n-alkanes, alkaloids and proteins that are secreted in response to tissue damage in the plant (Boligon et al, 2015;Dussourd, 2017;Lewinsohn, 1991;da Silva Menecucci et al, 2019).…”