Data/hora: 03/06/2024 05:46:23

Provedor de dados: | 39
País: | Brazil
Título: | Mururé (Brosimum acutifolium Huber) in the treatment of syphilis in colonial Amazonia: historical data to the actual contribution to treatment
Autores: | Vieira,Erika Fernanda de Matos; Lucas,Flávia Cristina Araújo; Campos,Maria da Graça Ribeiro; Germano,Carolina Mesquita.
Data: | 2019-06-01
Ano: | 2019
Palavras-chave: | Alkaloid; Bufotenine; Ethnopharmacology; Historical ethnobotany; Natural products; Saponin.
Resumo: | ABSTRACT Historical ethnobotanical studies of medicinal plants reveal important information about traditional practices of human groups and influence current understanding of the use of plants. The present article describes the ethnopharmacology of mururé (Brosimum acutifolium) since the XVIII century for the treatment of syphilis and correlates past and present therapeutic use. This information contributes to the appreciation of historical records in the contemporary use of natural products. The analysis of documental records is important for comparing information available overtime about the medicinal use and application of specific species. The present research was based on the analysis of a Jesuit work and other complementary documents. The medicinal effect of mururé is attributed to its latex, and dosage and adverse reactions are described. Historical documents stand out as valuable assets for pharmaceutical technology because they allow comparisons to be made between past and present uses of species as curative agents.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062019000200183
Editor: | Sociedade Botânica do Brasil
Relação: | 10.1590/0102-33062019abb0030
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Acta Botanica Brasilica  v.33 n.2 2019
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess