Medicinal Plants Used as Antitumor Agents in Brazil : An Ethnobotanical Approach
Joint Authors
Santos, Ariane Gaspar
Nascimento, Silene Carneiro do
de Melo, Joabe Gomes
de Amorim, Elba Lúcia Cavalcanti
Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino de
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-03-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In this study, we describe the medicinal plants that have been reported to be antitumor agents and that have been used in ethnobotanic research in Brazil to answer the following questions: what is the abundance of plants reported to be antitumor in Brazil? Have the plant species used for tumor treatment in traditional Brazilian medicine been sufficiently examined scientifically? Our analysis included papers published between 1980 and 2008.
A total of 84 medicinal plant species were reported to be used for cancer and tumor prevention or treatment; 69.05% of these were cited as being used for the treatment of tumors and cancer in general and 30.95% for specific tumors or cancers.
The plants that were cited at a higher frequency were Aloe vera, Euphorbia tirucalli, and Tabebuia impetiginosa.
At least, one pharmacological study was found for 35.71% of the species.
Majority of the studies selected were conducted in rural communities and urban areas and in areas with traditional healers in Brazil.
We found the following molecules to be the most studied in vitro and in vivo: silibinin, β-lapachone, plumbagin and capsaicin.
The species addressed here constitute interesting objects for future studies to various professionals in the field of natural products.
American Psychological Association (APA)
de Melo, Joabe Gomes& Santos, Ariane Gaspar& de Amorim, Elba Lúcia Cavalcanti& Nascimento, Silene Carneiro do& Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino de. 2011. Medicinal Plants Used as Antitumor Agents in Brazil : An Ethnobotanical Approach. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-14.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
de Melo, Joabe Gomes…[et al.]. Medicinal Plants Used as Antitumor Agents in Brazil : An Ethnobotanical Approach. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-14.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
de Melo, Joabe Gomes& Santos, Ariane Gaspar& de Amorim, Elba Lúcia Cavalcanti& Nascimento, Silene Carneiro do& Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino de. Medicinal Plants Used as Antitumor Agents in Brazil : An Ethnobotanical Approach. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-466247
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-466247