Phytochemicals and biological activities of mutamba (Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.): A review
| Autor: | Nayara Macêdo Peixoto Araujo, Glaucia Maria Pastore, David de Paulo Farias, Gustavo Araujo Pereira, Henrique Silvano Arruda, Gustavo Molina |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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030309 nutrition & dietetics
medicine.drug_class Phytochemicals Biology 03 medical and health sciences 0404 agricultural biotechnology Phenols Phytochemical composition medicine Proanthocyanidins Medicinal plants Malvaceae Mexico Guazuma ulmifolia 0303 health sciences Plants Medicinal Traditional medicine Plant Extracts 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Antimicrobial biology.organism_classification 040401 food science Proanthocyanidin Phytochemical Ethnobotany Ethnopharmacology Antiprotozoal Tannins Brazil Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.). 126 |
| ISSN: | 1873-7145 |
| Popis: | Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. (Malvaceae), popularly known as mutamba and guacimo, is a tree found in the Latina America, especially in Brazil and Mexico. Mutamba tree has been used as traditional medicine to treat several pathological conditions, such as diarrhoea, coughs, and gastrointestinal and cardiovascular disorders. Phytochemical studies on this plant have resulted in the discovery of secondary metabolites that have shown bioactivities, including antimicrobial, antiprotozoal, antioxidant, and antidiarrheal activities, and cardioprotective effect. The traditional uses of G. ulmifolia have been experimentally proved by in vitro and in vivo studies, in which its bioactivities were associated to its phytochemical composition, mainly proanthocyanidins dimer B and trimer C (condensed tannins). The current review assesses and summarizes the progress about the phytochemical and healthy properties of G. ulmifolia published until 2019. This review intends to present the current knowledge and perspectives about G. ulmifolia and its potential use as food and therapeutic plant. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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