Unsolved:Maytenus robusta Reissek
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The Maytenus robusta Reissek (Brazil: cafezinho do mato or coração de bugre) is a Brazilian herb which used in folk medicine for gastric ulcers.[1][2][3]
Research
One study found that M. robusta has ulcer healing properties, mainly through the strengthening of protective factors of the gastric mucosa, such as mucus layer, antioxidant defenses and cell proliferation.[4]
References
- ↑ A. Balbach A flora nacional na medicina doméstica Vida Plena, 2 (1980), p. 34
- ↑ S.C. Cunha Ação farmacológica da espinheira-santa: usos e precauções Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras (2003), p. 100
- ↑ Niero, Rivaldo; Faloni de Andrade, Sergio; Cechinel Filho, Valdir (1 June 2011). "A Review of the Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Plants of the Maytenus Genus". Current Pharmaceutical Design 17 (18): 1851–1871. doi:10.2174/138161211796391029.
- ↑ Mota da Silva, Luisa; Boeing, Thaise; Somensi, Lincon Bordignon; Cury, Benhur Judah; Bispo Steimbach, Viviane Miranda; Oliveira Silveria, Alessandro Conrado de; Niero, Rivaldo; Cechinel Filho, Valdir et al. (December 2015). "Evidence of gastric ulcer healing activity of Maytenus robusta Reissek: In vitro and in vivo studies". Journal of Ethnopharmacology 175: 75–85. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2015.09.006. PMID 26364940.
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