Table 1.

Selected medicinal plants from Northeastern Brazil with high antioxidant activity.

Species [family]   Local name	Voucher number	Part used	Traditional use	Biological and pharmacological activities
Anadenanthera peregrina (L.) Speg. [Fabaceae]  Angico	1423	Bark	Expectorant, flu, bronchitis, asthma, cough	Anti-inflammatory [16]
Bauhinia forficata Link [Fabaceae]  Mororó	1322	Bark	Diabetes, kidney problems	Hypoglycemic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, diuretic [17–19]
Copaifera langsdorffii Desf. [Fabaceae]  Copaiba	1400	Bark	Inflammation, wound healing	Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, healing, antimalarial, leishmanicidal [20–23].
Euterpe oleracea Mart [Arecaceae]  Açaí	1425	Seed	Memory, high blood pressure, general illness	Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, antihypertensive [24–26]
Hancornia speciosa Gomes [Apocynaceae]  Mangaba	1399	Bark	Wound healing, inflammation, stomach ulcers, stomach pain	Antihypertensive, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory [27, 28]
Luehea divaricata Mart. & Zucc [Malvaceae]  Açoita cavalo	1117	Leaf	Inflammation, diabetes, irregular menstruation	Anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, immunostimulatory [29]
Mangifera indica L. [Anacardiaceae]  Manga	1213	Leaf	Headache, ulcers, fever	Antiulcerogenic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory [30]
Myracrodruon urundeuva Allemão [Anacardiaceae]  Aroeira-Sertão	1420	Bark	Inflammation, vaginal infection, sore throat, wound healing	Anti-inflammatory, healing [31]
Plathymenia reticulata Benth [Fabaceae] Candeia	1414	Bark	Inflammation, liver problems, bleeding	Anti-inflammatory, antihemorrhagic, antibiotic, antioxidant, antivenom [26, 32]
Psidium guajava L. [Myrtaceae]  Goiaba	1182	Leaf	Diarrhea	Antidiarrheal, antioxidant [33, 34]
Stryphnodendron coriaceum Beth [Fabaceae]  Barbatimão	1033	Leaf	Vaginal infection, toothache, wound healing, inflammation	Anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, healing, antiulcerogenic, antileishmanial, antioxidant [35, 36]
Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L. M. Perry [Myrtaceae]  Cravo da India	1428	Fruit	Menstrual colic, pain, sedative, inflammation	Antioxidant, antidiabetic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory [37, 38]