| Autor: |
Santos ÉMD; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Cândido Portinari, 200, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-871, Brazil., Ataide JA; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Cândido Portinari, 200, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-871, Brazil., Coco JC; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Cândido Portinari, 200, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-871, Brazil., Fava ALM; School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-887, Brazil., Silvério LAL; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Cândido Portinari, 200, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-871, Brazil., Sueiro AC; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Cândido Portinari, 200, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-871, Brazil., Silva JRA; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Cândido Portinari, 200, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-871, Brazil., Lopes AM; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Cândido Portinari, 200, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-871, Brazil., Paiva-Santos AC; Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal.; LAQV, REQUIMTE, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Azinhaga Sta. Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal., Mazzola PG; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Cândido Portinari, 200, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-871, Brazil. |
| Abstrakt: |
Many plants are used by the population through popular knowledge passed from generation to generation for the treatment of various diseases. However, there is not always any scientific content supporting these uses, which is very important for safety. One of these plants is the fruit of the Spondias genus, which during its processing generates various residues that are discarded, but which also have pharmacological properties. The focus of this review is to survey the pharmacological activities that Spondias genus shows, as well as which part of the plant is used, since there is a lot of richness in its by-products, such as leaf, bark, resin, seed, and peel, which are discarded and could be reused. The main activities of this genus are antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antifungal, and antiviral, among others. These properties indicate that this genus could be used in the treatment of several diseases, but there are still not many products available on the market that use this genus as an active ingredient. |
