期刊
ARABIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
卷 15, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.103691
关键词
Bioactive; Extract; Antioxidant; Fruit; Chronic diseases
资金
- Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA)
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior - Brasil (CAPES)
- Rio Grande do Sul Science Foundation (FAPERGS)
- National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq)
- CNPq
- CAPES
The pitangueira, a tree native to Brazil, contains a diverse range of nutrients and bioactive compounds in its leaves and fruits. It has potential therapeutic effects in treating stomach and intestinal disorders, fever, and inflammation. Additionally, it exhibits antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-fungal, and antioxidant effects. Further studies are needed to establish its nutraceutical effects and uses for human health.
The pitangueira (Eugenia uniflora) is a tree native to Brazil but is cultivated in several subtropical countries. A great diversity of nutrients and bioactive compounds have been found in the leaves and fruits of E. uniflora, which supports its use in folk medicine to treat diseases such as stomach and intestinal disorders, fever and general inflammation. Antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-fungal and antioxidant effects on metabolism have been reported for this plant. This review dis-cusses the phytochemical profile, toxicity and pharmacological action of E. uniflora leaves and fruits and points out that gaps in the literature that need to be investigated further. This review also discusses studies developed with E. uniflora demonstrating its promising therapeutic potential for several diseases with an apparent low toxicity in mammals. The compilation of the main pharma-cological and toxicological results, as well as the phytochemical characterization of the varieties and constituents of E. uniflora are general aspects that this review attempts to demonstrate in order to contribute to the new approaches and developments to plant-derived natural product drug discovery. However, further studies are required to establish the nutraceutical effects and uses of E. uniflora as an important and safe supplement for human health. (c) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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