Almeida-Bezerra José Weverton, Bezerra José Jailson Lima, Silva Viviane Bezerra da, Coutinho Henrique Douglas Melo, Costa José Galberto Martins da, Cruz-Martins Natália, Hano Christophe, Menezes Saulo Almeida de, Morais-Braga Maria Flaviana Bezerra, Oliveira Antonio Fernando Morais de
Department of Botany, Federal University of Pernambuco-UFPE, Recife 50670-901, Brazil.
Department of Biological Chemistry, Regional University of Cariri-URCA, Crato 63105-000, Brazil.
Plants (Basel). 2022 Jun 25;11(13):1685. doi: 10.3390/plants11131685.
is an endemic tree of Brazil, occurring mainly in the northeast region in the Cerrado environment. The species, popularly known as "pequi", produces fruits that are used in the manufacture of oil for food and medicinal purposes. This work reviewed studies conducted with the species, highlighting its ethnomedicinal use, its pharmacological potential, including its chemical constituents, and its cultural and socioeconomic importance. Information was obtained through the main scientific research platforms. The keyword "" was used as the main index for searching the following platforms: PubMed, PubMed Central, SciElo, Scopus and Web of Science. The compiled papers demonstrate that has great medicinal, economic and cultural importance for northeastern Brazil. Popularly, the fruits of are used to treat broncho-pulmonary diseases (bronchitis, colds and flu). The fixed oil is widely used to relieve pain from various causes in the treatment of inflammation, flu, eczema, burns, fever, rickets, indigestion, heart murmurs, fatigue and erectile dysfunction. Some of these uses are corroborated by pharmacological trials, which have demonstrated the antioxidant, healing, anti-inflammatory, gastroprotective, antinociceptive and antimicrobial properties of the species. Chemically, fatty acids and phenolic compounds are the main constituents recorded for the species. Due to its medicinal properties, the fruits and oil of have a high commercial demand and are one of the main forms of subsistence activities for local populations. On the other hand, the extractive practice of the fruits, associated with anthropic factors and its physiological nature, makes the species threatened with extinction. Thus, public management policies are highly necessary in order to avoid its extinction.
是巴西的一种本土树种，主要生长在塞拉多环境的东北地区。该物种，俗称“佩基”，其果实可用于制造食品和药用油。这项工作回顾了对该物种进行的研究，强调了其民族药用用途、药理潜力，包括其化学成分，以及其文化和社会经济重要性。信息是通过主要的科学研究平台获得的。关键词“”被用作搜索以下平台的主要索引：PubMed、PubMed Central、SciElo、Scopus和Web of Science。汇编的论文表明，对巴西东北部具有重要的药用、经济和文化意义。一般来说，的果实用于治疗支气管肺部疾病（支气管炎、感冒和流感）。固定油广泛用于缓解各种原因引起的疼痛，用于治疗炎症、流感、湿疹、烧伤、发烧、佝偻病、消化不良、心脏杂音、疲劳和勃起功能障碍。其中一些用途得到了药理试验的证实，这些试验证明了该物种的抗氧化、愈合、抗炎、胃保护、抗伤害感受和抗菌特性。在化学方面，脂肪酸和酚类化合物是该物种记录的主要成分。由于其药用特性，的果实和油具有很高的商业需求，是当地居民生存活动的主要形式之一。另一方面，果实的采摘行为，加上人为因素及其生理特性，使该物种面临灭绝威胁。因此，为了避免其灭绝，公共管理政策非常必要。
