Life strategy and chemical composition as predictors of the selection of medicinal plants from the caatinga (Northeast Brazil)

Almeida, C.F.C.B.R. de; Silva, T.C. de Lima e; Amorim, Elba Lúcia Cavalcanti de; Maia, Maria Bernadete de Sousa; Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino

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“…No nordeste as pesquisas etnobotânicas se encontram intensificadas principalmente em áreas de caatinga no estado de Pernambuco (Almeida & Albuquerque, 2002;Almeida et al, 2005;Albuquerque, 2006;Albuquerque et al, 2007a), entretanto, ainda são poucos os estudos realizados em outros estados nordestinos. O Ceará apresenta cerca de 46% de plantas xerófilas da caatinga (IPECE, 2014), algumas delas endêmicas e ainda pouco exploradas pela farmacologia, mas que são conhecidas e utilizadas na medicina tradicional (Cartaxo et al, 2010).…”

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“…A grande contribuição destes trabalhos é verificada nas diversas pesquisas que ressaltam as práticas de uso e sugestões de hipóteses que tentam explicar os sistemas médicos tradicionais das populações do semiárido nordestino (Almeida et al, 2005;Albuquerque et al, 2007a;Albuquerque, 2010;Roque et al, 2010;Alencar et al, 2010;Júnior et al, 2011). Neste caso, é interessante listar e explicar como são utilizadas as espécies medicinais que compõem áreas semiáridas ainda pouco exploradas, tornando-se necessário, principalmente, para subsidiar posteriores estudos químicos e farmacológicos.…”

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Potencial terapêutico e uso de plantas medicinais em uma área de Caatinga no estado do Ceará, nordeste do Brasil

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Oliveira

et al. 2014

Rev. bras. plantas med.

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RESUMO:O presente trabalho visou o levantamento etnobotânico das plantas medicinais, verificando a versatilidade das espécies utilizadas e o consenso de uso e/ou conhecimento entre os informantes, do Distrito de Aratama, no Município de Assaré, Ceará. As informações etnobotânicas foram obtidas através de entrevistas estruturadas e semi-estruturadas com os moradores locais. Foram citadas 116 espécies com fins medicinais pertencentes a 103 gêneros e 58 famílias com destaque para Fabaceae (10ssp.), Asteraceae (7spp.) e Lamiaceae (6spp.). Entre as espécies levantadas, Mentha spicata L., Rosmarinus officinalis L., Allium sativum L., Bauhinia cheilantha (Bong.), Ximenea americana L., se destacaram como as mais versáteis dentro da comunidade. As indicações terapêuticas citadas foram agrupadas em 16 categorias de sistemas corporais, dos quais as Desordens mentais e comportamentais, as Afecções ou dores não definidas, os Transtornos do sistema respiratório, as Doenças de pele e do tecido celular subcutâneo, e os Transtornos do sistema sensorial (ouvidos), mostram maior concordância entre os informantes na utilização de espécies para tratar um sistema corporal especifico. Os resultados mostraram elevada riqueza da flora medicinal presente na caatinga. Neste sentido, torna-se necessária a intensificação de estudos que avaliem e consolidem as propriedades químicas e farmacológicas destas espécies.Palavras-chave: Etnobotânica, semiárido, Importância Relativa, Fator Consenso de Informantes.ABSTRACT: Therapeutic potential and use of medicinal plants in an area of the Caatinga in the state of Ceará, northeastern Brazil. This study is about an ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants, checking the versatility of the species used and the consensus of use and/or knowledge among informants from the Aratama District, in the municipality of Assaré, state of Ceará, Brazil. The ethnobotanical information was obtained through structured interviews and semi-structured interviews with local residents. Approximately, 116 species were mentioned for medicinal purposes, belonging to 103 genera and 58 families, especially Fabaceae (10ssp.), Asteraceae (7spp.) and Lamiaceae (6spp.). Among the surveyed species, Mentha spicata L., Rosmarinus officinalis L., Allium sativum L. and Bauhinia cheilantha (Bong.) Ximenea americana L. stood out as the most versatile in the community. The therapeutic indications mentioned were grouped into 16 categories of body systems; the mental and behavioral disorders, disorders or pain not defined, disorder of the respiratory system, skin diseases and subcutaneous tissue disorder, and disorder of the sensory system (ears) showed greater agreement among informants in the use of species to treat a specific body system. The results showed a high species richness of the medicinal flora present in the Brazilian Caatinga. Thus, it is necessary to intensify and consolidate studies assessing the chemical and pharmacological properties of these species.

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Potencial terapêutico e uso de plantas medicinais em uma área de Caatinga no estado do Ceará, nordeste do Brasil

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Oliveira

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“…Although the number of reports on species distributed by regions or biomes remains relatively small, interest in medicinal plants from northeastern Brazil has been increasing, especially in plants from the semi-arid Caatinga biome (Albuquerque et al, 2007a). Several studies have described this region's rich diversity of plants used for medicinal purposes, widely employed by the traditional communities until the present day (Almeida et al, 2005;Albuquerque et al, 2007a,b;Agra et al, 2007Agra et al, , 2008Cruz et al, 2007;Silva et al, 2009).…”

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Antifungal activity of medicinal plants from Northeastern Brazil

Ferreira¹,

Santiago²,

Langassner³

et al. 2013

J. Med. Plants Res.

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The aim of this work was to find how medicinal plants play an important role as source of new bioactive molecules. To evaluate the antifungal activity of 10 medicinal plants from northeastern Brazil, traditionally used as anti-infective agents. The activity of 30 crude extracts (water; ethanol:water, 1:1; acetone:water, 1:1) against four standard species of Candida yeasts (Candida albicans ATCC 90028, Candida dubliniensis ATCC 7289, Candida glabrata ATCC 2001 and Candida krusei ATCC 6258) was investigated by the Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC), using the microdilution method and the working range used was from 1.95 to 1000 μg/mL. Extracts from leaves of Eugenia uniflora (Myrtaceae), stem bark of Caesalpinia ferrea (Caesalpinaceae) and leaves of Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae) showed significant activity against all yeasts evaluated. The best antifungal activities were achieved against C. glabrata and C. krusei by E. uniflora extract (MIC = 15.62) and followed by extracts from C. ferrea and P. guajava (MIC ranged from 15.62 to 250 µg/mL). E. uniflora also showed fungicidal properties against all yeasts, especially against Candida dubliniensis. This study identified plant species that may be candidates for the development of alternative treatments for candidiasis.

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“…Many of the Caatinga plant species are used by native communities as firewood (Ramos et al 2008), in carpentry (owing to their recognized durability), as seasoning (Canuto et al 2012), or in folk medicine to treat several diseases (Leal et al 2000;Albuquerque et al 2007;Alviano et al 2008;Cartaxo et al 2010;Canuto et al 2012). The great diversity of the Caatinga vegetation is underexploited, and few searches for active biological substances, including those with insecticidal or repellent activity, have been conducted (Almeida et al 2005;Albuquerque et al 2007).…”

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Larvicidal Activity of Essential Oils From Brazilian Croton Species Against Aedes Aegypti L

Morais

Cavalcanti

Bertini

et al. 2006

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

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Life strategy and chemical composition as predictors of the selection of medicinal plants from the caatinga (Northeast Brazil)

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Potencial terapêutico e uso de plantas medicinais em uma área de Caatinga no estado do Ceará, nordeste do Brasil

Potencial terapêutico e uso de plantas medicinais em uma área de Caatinga no estado do Ceará, nordeste do Brasil

Antifungal activity of medicinal plants from Northeastern Brazil

Larvicidal Activity of Essential Oils From Brazilian Croton Species Against Aedes Aegypti L

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