Table 3.

Pharmacological effects of Anacardium species.

Anacardium plant	Pharmacological effect	Reference
A. occidentale	Antioxidant	(9, 39–71)
	Anti-inflammatory	(44, 61, 72–77)
	Antimicrobial	(29, 40, 49, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 78–97)
	Antibacterial	(39, 46, 71, 75, 98–110)
	Cytotoxic	(71, 80)
	Diabetic induction	(55, 110–112)
	Hypolipidemic	(50, 64, 67, 113)
	Antimutagenic	(45)
	Analgesic	(70, 72, 73)
	Antityrosinase	(39)
	Genotoxic	(114)
	Hypoglicemic	(64, 102, 115–119)
	Wound healing	(58, 61)
	Acetylcholinesterase activity	(47)
	Anticancer	(97)
	Antiadherent	(78)
	Reduction of dental plaque and gengivitis	(120)
	Insecticidal	(81)
	Antifungal	(121)
	Antisickling	(110)
	Antibiofilm	(79, 90)
	Vermicidal effect in human ancylostomiasis	(122)
	Antivectorial	(123)
	Schistosomicidal	(124)
	Larvicidal	(125–127)
	Ovicidal	(127)
	Renal protective	(117)
	Antihypertensive	(128)
	Antidepressant	(129)
	Anticonvulsant	(130)
	Anthelmintic	(131)
A. humile	Antioxidant	(132)
	Antifungal	(133)
A. microcarpum	Antioxidant	(1)
	Cytotoxic	(1)
	Antibacterial	(134)
A. excelsum	Antimicrobial	(135)
A. giganteum	Cytotoxic effect	(136)
A. othonianum	Antifungal	(137)
	Cytotoxic	(137)