Survey of medicinal plants used in the region Northeast of Brazil

Agra, Maria de Fátima; Silva, Kiriaki Nurit; Basílio, Ionaldo José Lima Diniz; Freitas, Patrícia França de; Barbosa-Filho, José Maria

doi:10.1590/s0102-695x2008000300023

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“…This family consists of approximately 3,800 species and 130 genera distributed worldwide (Lucas et al, 2005). In Brazil, this family is represented by about 1,000 species and 26 genera (Sobral et al, 2010), including many which are used owing their medicinal properties and importance as food sources (Agra et al, 2008). The genus Psidium has approximately 92 species distributed from Mexico to Uruguay and northern Argentina.…”

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Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of essential oil and different plant extracts of Psidium cattleianum Sabine

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The goals of the study were to determine: the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of essential oil and plant extracts aqueous and ethanolic of Psidium cattleianum Sabine; the chemical composition of the essential oil of P. cattleianum; and the phytochemical screening of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of the same plant. Regarding the antimicrobial activity, the ethanolic extract exhibited moderate antimicrobial activity with respect to bacteria K. pneumoniae and S. epidermidis, whereas, regarding other microorganisms, it showed activity considered weak. The aqueous extract and the essential oil showed activity considered weak, although they inhibited the growth of microorganisms. About the antioxidant potential, the ethanolic and aqueous extracts exhibited a scavenging index exceeding 90%, while the essential oil didn´t show significant antioxidant activity. Regarding the phytochemical composition, the largest class of volatile compounds identified in the essential oil of P. cattleianum included the following terpenic hydrocarbons: α-copaene (22%); eucalyptol (15%), δ-cadinene (9.63%) and α-selinene (6.5%). The phytochemical screening of extracts showed the presence of tannins, flavonoids, and triterpenoids for aqueous and ethanolic extracts. The extracts and essential oils inhibit the growth of microrganisms and plant extracts showed significant antioxidant activity. Also, the phytochemical characterization of the essential oil showed the presence of compounds interest commercial, as well as extracts showed the presence of important classes and compounds with biological activities.Keywords: Psidium cattleianum, antimicrobial action, microdilution, GC-MS, antioxidant activity. Atividade antimicrobiana e antioxidante do óleo essencial e diferentes extratos vegetais de Psidium cattleianum Sabine ResumoOs objetivos do trabalho foram determinar: as atividades antimicrobiana e antioxidante do óleo essencial e dos extratos vegetais aquoso e etanólico de Psidium cattleianum Sabine; a composição química do óleo essencial P. cattleianum e a triagem fitoquímica dos extratos vegetais aquoso e etanólico da mesma planta. Quanto à atividade antimicrobiana, o extrato etanólico apresentou atividade antimicrobiana moderada frente as bactérias K. pneumonieae e S. epidermidis, enquanto frente aos demais micro-organismos apresentou atividade considerada fraca. O extrato aquoso e o óleo essencial apresentaram atividade considerada fraca, embora tenham inibido o crescimento dos micro-organismos. Em relação ao potencial antioxidante, os extratos etanólico e aquoso apresentaram índice de sequestro superior a 90%, enquanto o óleo essencial não apresentou atividade antioxidante significativa. Para a composição fitoquímica, a maior classe de compostos voláteis identificados no óleo essencial de P. cattleianum foram os hidrocarbonetos terpênicos, sendo eles: α-copaeno (22%), eucaliptol (15%), δ-cadineno (9,63%) e α-selineno (6,5%). Na triagem fitoquímica dos extratos verificou-se a presença de taninos, flavonóides e triterpenói...

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Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of essential oil and different plant extracts of Psidium cattleianum Sabine

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“…Gomes) Barneby & J.W.Grimes (Mimosaceae) is a Brazilian native plant, occurring mainly in the Atlantic Forest (IUCN, 2004). Popularly known as "barbatimão", the decoction of stem bark is frequently used in traditional medicine for wound-healing, as analgesic, antiinflammatory, antiseptic and to treat leucorrhea, among other uses (Silva, 2006;Agra et al, 2008). To the best of our knowledge, the pharmacological properties of this plant have not yet been extensively investigated, and only a few studies have been reported.…”

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Antinociceptive effects of Abarema cochliacarpos (B.A. Gomes) Barneby & J.W.Grimes (Mimosaceae)

Silva¹,

Esquibel²,

Alves³

et al. 2009

Rev. bras. farmacogn.

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RESUMO: "Efeito antinociceptivo de Abarema cochliacarpos (B.A. Gomes) Barneby & J.w.Grimes (Mimosaceae)". No presente trabalho foram avaliados a atividade antinociceptiva e o perfil fitoquímico dos extratos aquosos e metanólico produzidos com a casca do caule de Abarema cochliacarpos, uma espécie de Mata Atlântica com diversas indicações populares. Todos os extratos apresentaram atividade analgésica quando avaliados pelo teste das contorções abdominais induzidas pelo ácido acético via intraperitonial, apresentando respostas superiores às drogas usadas como referência, bem como no modelo da dor induzida por capsaicina. A avaliação fitoquímica demonstrou a presença de saponinas, catequinas, taninos, fenóis e antraquinonas.Unitermos: Abarema cochliacarpos, Mimosaceae, atividade analgésica, plantas medicinais, perfil fitoquímico. ABSTRACT:In this study, we investigated the analgesic activity of crude aqueous and methanol extracts obtained from Abarema cochliacarpos bark in mice, and analyzed its phytochemical profile. All the extracts exhibited analgesic properties against the writhing test in mice, but the aqueous and methanol extracts were more active, and more potent than two known analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs used as reference. They were also active against the capsaicin-model, but inactive when evaluated in the hot-plate test. Phytochemical studies revealed the presence of saponins, catechins, tannins, phenols and anthraquinones.

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“…The copaiba oilresin is extensively used in traditional medicine as antiinflammatory and cicatrizing drugs, as well as antitetanic, antiblenorragic and antirheumatic (Cascon, 2004;Tavares et al, 2006;Agra et al, 2007Agra et al, , 2008.…”

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Detection of adulterated copaiba (Copaifera multijuga Hayne) oil-resins by refractive index and thin layer chromatography

Barbosa¹,

Yoshida²,

Scudeller³

2009

Rev. bras. farmacogn.

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Survey of medicinal plants used in the region Northeast of Brazil

Cited by 536 publications

References 13 publications

Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of essential oil and different plant extracts of Psidium cattleianum Sabine

Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of essential oil and different plant extracts of Psidium cattleianum Sabine

Antinociceptive effects of Abarema cochliacarpos (B.A. Gomes) Barneby & J.W.Grimes (Mimosaceae)

Detection of adulterated copaiba (Copaifera multijuga Hayne) oil-resins by refractive index and thin layer chromatography

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