Table 1.
Scientific Name | Popular Name | Brazil Region | Part of the Plant Used | Medicinal Use | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Annona coriacea (Mart.) | Marolo, araticum and araticum-liso | Southeast | Not specified | Parasites, ulcers, inflammatory processes, rheumatism and anthelmintic | [39] |
A. crassiflora Mart. | - | Not specified | Fruits and seeds (infusion) | Diarrhea | [31] |
A. crassiflora | Marolo | Cerrado | Seeds | Chronic diarrhea | [40] |
A. dioica St. Hil. | Araticum | Cerrado | Seeds, fruit and leaves | Chronic diarrhea, emollient and rheumatism | [40] |
A. glabra L. | - | Not specified | Leaves | Rheumatism | [31] |
A. glabra | Araticum and araticum do brejo | Northeast | Leaves | Rheumatism and vermifuge |
[41] |
A. leptopetala (R.E.Fr) H. Rainer | Pinha-brava | Northeast | Not specified | Anti-tumor and anti-inflammatory | [42] |
A. montana Macfad | Graviola, araticum-grande and jaca-do-Pará | Northeast | Leaves | Snake bites and obesity |
[41] |
A. salzmannii A. DC. | - | Northeast | Leaves and bark | Diabetes, tumors, and inflammation | [43] |
A. spinescens Mart | - | Not specified | Fruits and seeds | Ulcers | [31] |
A. squamosa L. | - | Northeast | Leaves | Stimulants, antispasmodics, sweats, anthelmintics, and insecticides | [44] |
A. squamosa | - | Not specified | Leaves | Boils and ulcers | [31] |
A. squamosa | Pinha, ata and fruta-de-conde | Northeast | Seeds | Bath to remove lice | [41] |
A. sylvatica A. St.-Hil | Araticum, araticum-do-mato, cortiça and cortiça-amarela | Southeast | Leaves | Fever, cough, ulcers caused by syphilis, muscle spasms, and diarrhea | [45] |
A. vepretorum Mart. | Pinha da Caatinga | Northeast | Roots and Leaves | Bee and snake stings, inflammation, heart pain, bath for allergies, skin diseases, fungal and bacterial infections |
[46] |
Duguetia furfuracea (A.St.-Hil.) Saff | Araticum-seco | Cerrado | Seeds | Parasiticidal | [47] |
D. furfuracea | Araticum-seco | Southeast | Stem bark | Bath to remove lice | [41] |
D. furfuracea | Araticum seco | Cerrado | Branches with leaves | Rheumatism | [40] |
D. lanceolata St. Hil. | - | Not specified | Leaves | Anti-inflammatory | [31] |
D. lanceolata | Pindaíba, beribá and pinhão | Not specified | Not specified |
Anti-inflammatory, healing, and antimicrobial | [38] |
Guatteria ouregou (Aubl.) Dunal. | - | North | Seeds | Dyspepsia, stomach and uterine pain | [36] |
Rollinia leptopetala R.E.Fr | Pinha-brava | Northeast | Stem bark | Stomachic | [41] |
Xylopia aromatica (Lam.) Mart. | Pimenta-de-macaco | Cerrado | Fruits, leaves and stem bark | Digestive and anti- inflammatory | [40] |
X. aromatica | Pimenta-de-macaco, pimenta-de-negro | North | Not specified | Carminative and stimulating | [48] |
X. frutescens Aubl. | - | Not specified | Barks | Flu | [49] |
X. frutescens | Embira and semente-de-embira | Northeast | Seeds and fruits | Digestive | [41] |
X. frutescens | Embira, embira-vermelha and pau carne | Northeast | Seeds | Bladder stimulant, triggering menstruation, fighting rheumatism, for halitosis, for tooth decay, and for intestinal diseases | [33] |
X. laevigata (Mart.) R. E. Fries | Meiú and pindaíba | Northeast | Leaves and flowers | Painful disorders, heart disease, and inflammatory conditions | [34] |
X. sericea A. St.-Hil. | Embiriba and pindaíba | Southeast | Seeds and fruits | Analgesic and anti-inflammatory | [50] |
X. sericea | Pindaíba, pindaíba-vermelha and/or pimenta-de-macaco | Southeast | Not specified | Antimalarial | [35] |