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. 2021 Nov 9;22(22):12140. doi: 10.3390/ijms222212140

Table 1.

Ethnobotanical use of Annonaceae species occurring in Brazil.

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]