Table 1.
Species | Family | Accession number | Common name | Remedy | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anacardium occidentale | Anacardiaceae | INPA 57941 | Cajueiro | Bark, leaves, fruit infusions, decoction (10 drops 2×/day of trunk bark alcohol extract) | [58, 68, 82, 96, 109, 113] |
Andropogon leucostachyus | Poaceae | INPA 250467 | Capim-colchão | Whole plant decoction | [58] |
Clidemia bullosa | Melastomataceae | INPA 250466 | Caiuia | Not founda | Not founda |
Croton cajucara | Euphorbiaceae | EAFM 315 | Sacaca | Bark and leaves infusions | [58, 62–68] |
Derris floribunda | Fabaceae | INPA 15562 | Timbó | Branches | [58] |
Miconia nervosa | Melastomataceae | INPA 250467 | Miraúba | Decoction (part not specified) | [58] |
Parkia nítida | Fabaceae | INPA 152124 | Faveira | Not specified | [58] |
Paullinia cupana | Sapindaceae | INPA 122001 | Guaraná | Leaves, branches, roots, seeds | [58, 63, 96, 97] |
Stigmaphyllon sinuatum | Malpighiaceae | INPA 205629 | Cipó asa de gafanhoto | Leaves decoction | [58] |
Xylopia amazonica | Annonaceae | INPA 183108 | Envira sarassará | Not foundb | Not foundb |
Zanthoxylum djalma-batistae | Rutaceae | INPA 210077 | Tamanqueira | Not foundc | Not foundc |
a Clidemia hirta is the species cited as being in use by traditional peoples of the Peruvian Amazon [38]
bFruit and trunk bark macerates and infusions of these Xylopia spp. are used as anti-malarials: Xylopia aethiopica, Xylopia aromatica, Xylopia brasiliensis, Xylopia emarginata, Xylopia frutescens, Xylopia grandiflora, Xylopia hypolampra, Xylopia longifolia, Xylopia parviflora, Xylopia phloiodora, Xylopia staudtii, Xylopia xylopioides [30, 58, 80–85, 125, 126]
cThese Zanthoxylum spp. are used as anti-malarials: Zanthoxylum armatum, Zanthoxylum caribaem, Zanthoxylum chalybeum, Zanthoxylum chiloperone, Zanthoxylum gilletii, Zanthoxylum hermaphroditum, Zanthoxylum leprieurii, Zanthoxylum pentandrum, Zanthoxylum perrottetti, Zanthoxylum rhoifolium, Zanthoxylum rubescens, Zanthoxylum tingoassuiba, Zanthoxylum tsihanimposa, Zanthoxylum usambarense, Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides. Leaf, fruit, trunk bark and root bark decoctions are used [33, 58, 59, 84, 85, 100–105, 107–110, 127–129]