Abstract
Plants belonging to the genus Maytenus (Celastraceae) are routinely used in folk medicine in Brazil and other countries to treat a variety of illnesses, the most common of which are gastric disorders. Several studies have reported on the importance of these biological effects, and the chemical substances, mostly terpenoids and flavonoid glycosides, responsible for them. This review summarizes the ethnopharmacological, chemical and pharmacological knowledge of plants of the Maytenus genus, with particular emphasis on those growing in Brazil.
Keywords: Maytenus, Antiulcerogenic potential, Terpenoids, Phenolic compounds, Antiulcerogenic, Celastraceae, amazonic, ursane, lupane, triterpenes, alkaloids, flavonoids, Chromatographic, quinonamethide, phytopreparations, maytanprine, cangoronine
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title: A Review of the Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Plants of the Maytenus Genus
Volume: 17 Issue: 18
Author(s): Rivaldo Niero, Sergio Faloni de Andrade and Valdir Cechinel Filho
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Keywords: Maytenus, Antiulcerogenic potential, Terpenoids, Phenolic compounds, Antiulcerogenic, Celastraceae, amazonic, ursane, lupane, triterpenes, alkaloids, flavonoids, Chromatographic, quinonamethide, phytopreparations, maytanprine, cangoronine
Abstract: Plants belonging to the genus Maytenus (Celastraceae) are routinely used in folk medicine in Brazil and other countries to treat a variety of illnesses, the most common of which are gastric disorders. Several studies have reported on the importance of these biological effects, and the chemical substances, mostly terpenoids and flavonoid glycosides, responsible for them. This review summarizes the ethnopharmacological, chemical and pharmacological knowledge of plants of the Maytenus genus, with particular emphasis on those growing in Brazil.
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Niero Rivaldo, Faloni de Andrade Sergio and Cechinel Filho Valdir, A Review of the Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Plants of the Maytenus Genus, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2011; 17 (18) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161211796391029
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161211796391029 |
Print ISSN 1381-6128 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
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