Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Cândido Portinari, 200, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-871, Brazil.
School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-887, Brazil.
Molecules. 2023 Feb 16;28(4):1862. doi: 10.3390/molecules28041862.
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 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 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.
许多植物被人们通过代代相传的大众知识用于治疗各种疾病。然而，这些用途并不总是有任何科学依据，这对于安全性来说非常重要。其中一种植物是属的果实，其在加工过程中会产生各种被丢弃的残留物，但这些残留物也具有药理学特性。本次综述的重点是调查属显示的药理活性，以及植物的哪个部位被使用，因为它的副产品非常丰富，如叶子、树皮、树脂、种子和果皮，这些都被丢弃了，但可以重复使用。该属的主要活性包括抗氧化、抗炎、抗糖尿病、抗真菌和抗病毒等。这些特性表明，该属可用于治疗多种疾病，但市场上仍没有多少以该属为活性成分的产品。
