Traditional uses of American plant species from the 1st edition of Brazilian Official Pharmacopoeia

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Maria G. L. Brandão²  Gustavo P. Cosenza²  Cristiane F. F. Grael¹  Nilton L. Netto Junior¹  Roberto L. M. Monte-mór¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Museu de História Natural e Jardim Botânico DATAPLAMTBelo Horizonte MG ,Brazil

关键词: American native plants;    Pharmacopoeia;    traditional uses;    Plantas nativas da América;    Farmacopéia;    usos tradicionais;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-695X2009000300023

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The first edition of the Brazilian Official Pharmacopoeia (FBRAS), published in 1929, is a rich source of information about American medicinal plants, since it lists species used in both traditional and conventional medicine. In this study, we have performed a survey of the traditional uses of plants described in eighty-seven Monographs from the FBRAS in twenty bibliographies written from the 19th century to the 1970s. Eighty-six different traditional uses are described in three or more books; some of them were cited in ten or more books, illustrating their widespread use and importance in medicine. The species from the first edition of the FBRAS have a long tradition of medical utility, which is confirmed by historical records. In surveying these medically relevant species, we hope to encourage policy makers and the scientific public as a whole to engage in a strong debate in an attempt to improve and facilitate the pharmacological study of these species.

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