Apocynaceae |
Couma macrocarpa Barb. Rodr./leite-de-sorva (ER097) |
Weakness in the lung
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– |
Latex (fat-soluble) |
– |
Araceae |
Philodendron solimoesense A.C.Sm./cipó-ambé (ER2000) |
Cataract
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– |
Latex (fat-soluble) – alkylphenol, steroids |
3-Octadecenyl-phenol, sitosterol, stigmasterola,b,d
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Bignoniaceae |
Tynanthus panurensis (Bureau ex Baill.) Sandwith/cipó-cravo (ER2003) |
Improving memory and calming
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– |
Sap (water-soluble) |
– |
Burseraceae |
Protium amazonicum (Cuatrec.) Daly/breu-branco (JFLS413) |
Headache, stroke and disease of the air
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– |
Resin (fat-soluble) – triterpenes |
α-Amyrin, β-amyrina,b,d
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Protium aracouchini (Aubl.) Marchand/breu-preto (JFLS404) |
Headache, stroke and disease of the air
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– |
Resin (fat-soluble) – triterpenes |
α-Amyrin, β-amyrina,b,d
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Protium decandrum (Aubl.) Marchand/chico-da-silva (JFLS421) |
Wounds
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– |
Resin (fat-soluble) – flavonoid glycosides/triterpenes |
α-Amyrin, β-amyrin, quercetin, quercitrina,b,c,d
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Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) Marchand/breu-branco (JFLS458) |
Headache, stroke, disease of the air and respiratory disease
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Analgesic – resin (Oliveira et al., 2005aOliveira, F.A., Costa, C.L., Chaves, M.H., Almeida, F.R., Cavalcante, I.J., Lima, A.F., Lima, R.C., Silva, R.M., Melo, A.R., Santos, F.A., Rao, V.S., 2005. Attenuation of capsaicin-induced acute and visceral nociceptive pain by alpha- and beta-amyrin, a triterpene mixture isolated from Protium heptaphyllum resin in mice. Life Sci. 77, 2942-2952.); anxiolytic/anti-depressant – resin (Aragão et al., 2006Aragão, G.F., Carneiro, L.M., Junior, A.P., Vieira, L.C., Bandeira, P.N., Lemos, T.L., Viana, G.S., 2006. A possible mech vanism for anxiolytic and antidepressant effects of alpha- and beta-amyrin from Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) March. Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav. 85, 827-834.); anti-inflammatory – resin (Oliveira et al., 2004Oliveira, F.A., Vieira-Júnior, G.M., Chaves, M.H., Almeida, F.R., Florêncio, M.G., Lima, R.C., Silva, R.M., Santos, F.A., Rao, V.S., 2004. Gastroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects of resin from Protium heptaphyllum in mice and rats. Pharmacol. Res. 49, 105-111.) |
Resin (fat-soluble) – triterpenes/polyphenolic |
α-Amyrin, β-amyrin, quercetin, catechina,b,c,d
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Clusiaceae |
Calophyllum brasiliense Cambess./jacareúba (JFLS513) |
Remove warts
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Antiproliferative – stem bark (Jin et al., 2011Jin, L., Tabe, Y., Kimura, S., Zhou, Y., Kuroda, J., Asou, H., Inaba, T., Konopleva, M., Andreeff, M., Miida, T., 2011. Antiproliferative and proapoptotic activity of GUT-70 mediated through potent inhibition of Hsp90 in mantle cell lymphoma. Br. J. Cancer 104, 91-100.) |
Latex (fat-soluble) – phenolics |
Brasiliensic acid, isobrasiliensic acida,c,d
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Vismia guianensis (Aubl.) Choisy/lacre (JFLS359) |
Ringworm
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– |
Latex (fat-soluble) – triterpenes |
Lupeol, friedelin, betulinic acida,b,d
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Dilleniaceae |
Doliocarpus sp/cipó d'água (JFLS423) |
Stroke and disease of the air
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– |
Latex (fat-soluble) – triterpene |
betulinic acida,b,d
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Euphorbiaceae |
Hevea spruceana (Benth.) Müll. Arg./seringa-barriguda (JFLS401) |
Fever
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– |
Latex (fat-soluble) – triterpene |
Lupeola,b,d
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Fabaceae s.l. |
Copaifera multijuga Hayne/óleo-de-copaíba (JFLS403) |
Sore throat, fever and flu
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Anti-inflammatory – oleoresin (Veiga-Junior et al., 2007Veiga-Junior, V.F., Rosas, E.C., Carvalho, M.V., Henriques, M.G., Pinto, A.C., 2007. Chemical composition and anti-inflammatory activity of copaiba oils from Copaifera cearensis Huber ex Ducke, Copaifera reticulata Ducke and Copaifera multijuga Hayne – a comparative study. J. Ethnopharmacol. 112, 248-254.); antinociceptive – oil (Gomes et al., 2007Gomes, N.M., Rezende, C.M., Fontes, S.P., Matheus, M.E., Fernandes, P.D., 2007. Antinociceptive activity of Amazonian copaiba oils. J. Ethnopharmacol. 109, 486-492.) |
Oleoresin (fat-soluble) – diterpene |
Copalic acida,d
|
Hymenaea courbaril L./jatobá-do-mato (JFLS424) |
Flu, sore throat, and cough
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Antiviral – no data found (Cecílio et al., 2012Cecílio, A.B., de Faria, D.B., Oliveira, P., de Carvalho Oliveira, P., Caldas, S., de Oliveira, D.A., Sobral, M.E., Duarte, M.G., Moreira, C.P., Silva, C.G., de Almeida, V.L., 2012. Screening of Brazilian medicinal plants for antiviral activity against rotavirus. J. Ethnopharmacol. 141, 975-981.); anti-inflammatory – pericarp (Takagi et al., 2002Takagi, K., Itoh, S., Nasu, S., Yamada, S., Nomura, S., Shimomura, K., Onishi, K., 2002. Anti-inflammatory effect and pigmentation inhibitory effect of the pericarp of Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril L.). Nat. Med. 56, 108-112.) |
Resin (fat-soluble) – diterpene |
Kolavenic acida
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Lecythidaceae |
Bertolletia excelsa Humb. & Bonpl./castanha-do-Pará (ER88) |
Hemorrhoids and diarrhea
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|
Gum (water-soluble) – aminoacids |
Lysine, tryptophana,d
|
Moraceae |
Brosimum parinarioides Ducke/leite-do-Amapá (JFLS414) |
Tuberculosis, worm and weakness in the lung
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– |
Latex (fat-soluble) – fatty acids, triterpenes |
palmitic acid, lupeol, ursolic acid, oleanolic acida,b,d
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