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A List of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in South America – Brazil

Boerhavia diffusa

List of medicinal and aromatic species with high priority for germplasm collection and conservation in Brazil with a special focus on Caatinga

SpeciesCommon
name
HabitActive substance/
pharmacological
action
RegionConservation
form
Achyrocline
satureioides L.
MacelaHerbHypotensive,
spasmolytic
CerradoField
collection
Ageratum conyzoides
L.
MentrastoHerbAnti-inflammatoryRuderalField
collection
Amburana
cearensis(Allemaõ)
A.C. Sm
CumaruTreeSinusitisCaatingaIn situ, field
Anadenanthera
columbrina (Vell)
Brenan
SngicoTreeGrippeAtlantic
Forest,
Caatinga
Field
collection
Aniba roseodora
Ducke
Pau rosaTreeLinaloolAmazon
forest
In situ
Apodanthera congestiflora CognCabeça-de-negroclimbingBlood purifying,Amazônia, Caatinga, Cerrado, Mata Atlântica, Pampa, PantanalField
Astronium urundeuva
(Fr. All.) Engl.
AroeiraTreeAnti-
inflammatory,
anti-ulceric
CerradoIn situ, cold
chamber
Baccharis trimera
DC.
CarquejaHerbHepatic disturbsRuderalField
collection
Bauhinia forficata L.Pata de VacaTreeDiabetesAtlantic
forest
Cold
chamber
Boerhavia diffusa L.Pega-pintoHerbblood purifying,
hepatitis and
diarrhea
Atlantic
forest
Cultivate
field
Caryocar brasiliensis
Camb.
PequiTreeAnti-inflammatoryCerradoIn situ
Chenopodium
ambrosioides L.
MastruzHerbfracture, gastritis,
vermifuge
Atlantic
Forest
Field
Copaifera langsdorffi
Desf.
CopaibaTreeOil,
anti-inflammatory
CerradoIn situ, cold
chamber
Caesalpinia
pyramidalis Tul.
CatingueiraTreeGrippeCaatingaField
Caatinga
Cereus jamacaruMandacaruTreeGrippe, kidneysCaatingaIn situ, field
Croton cajucara
Benth.
SacacaHerbLinaloolAmazonField
collection
Croton zehntneri Pax
et Hoff.
CunhaShrubAnetol, eugenolCaatingaField
collection
Datura insignis
B. Rodr.
ToeShrubEscopolaminaAmazon
forest
Cold
chamber
Dimorphandra mollis
Benth.
FaveiroTreeRutin,
anti-hemorragic
CerradoCold
chamber
Echinodorus
macrophyllus(Kunth.)
Mich
Chapeu de CouroHerbDiureticCerradoField
collection,
cold chamber
Erythrina verna Vell.
Conc.
MulunguTreeanxiolytics and
anticonvulsants
Atlantic
Forest
Field
collection
Harrisia adscendensRabo-de-
raposa
ShrubKidneys,
prostate,
toothache
CaatingaIn situ, field
Jatropha elliptica
(Pohl) Baill.
Batat de Tiu ShrubJatrophoneCerradoIn situ, field
collection
Lippia spp.Alecrim pimenta ShrubSource of
volatile oils,
anti-microbial
CaatingaField
collection
Luffa operculata (L.)
Cogn
Cabacinha,
buchinha
ClimbingSinusitisAll BrasilField and
plantations
Lychnophora
ericoides Mart.; L.
salicifolia Mart.
Arnica do
Cerrado
ShrubVolatile oilsCerradoField
collection, in
situ
Mandevilla vellutina
Mart.
Serra dos
Órgãos
ShrubAnti-inflammatory,
bradykynin
antagonist
CerradoIn situ, field
collection
Maytenus ilicifolia
Mart. ex. Reiss; M.
aquifolium Mart.
Espinheira
Santa
TreeAnti-ulcericMeridional
forest
Cold
chamber, in
situ
Melocactus zehntneriCabeça-de-
frade,
coroa-de-
frade
Cactus
20 cm
Gripe,
mulligrubs
CaatingaIn situ, field
Mikania glomerata
Spreng.
GuacoHerbBronchitis,
coughs
Atlantic
forest
Field
collection
Mimosa tenuiflora
(Willd) Poir
Jurema PretaTreeAnti
inflammatory
CaatingaField
collection
Ocotea odorifera
(Vell.) Rohwer
Canela
Sassafraz
TreeSafrol,
metileugenol
Atlantic
forest
In situ
Operculina
macrocarpa (L.)
Farwel
Batata de
Purga
HerbPurgativeCaatingaCold
chamber
Opuntia palmadoraPalmatoria
do sertão
ShrubUrethra problemCaatingaIn situ, field
Piper hispidinervum
DC.
Pimenta
longa
HerbSafrolAmazonCold
chamber,
eld
collection
Pfaffia paniculata
(Martius) Kuntze
Ginseng
brasileiro
HerbAntitumor
compounds
Margins of
Parana river
Cold
chamber,
eld
collection
Phyllanthus niruri L.Quebra
pedra
HerbHepatitis B, renal
calculus
RuderalCold
chamber
Phyllanthus niruri L.Quebra
pedra
HerbKidney deseaseAtlantic
Field
Field
collection
Pilosocereus gounellei
F.A.C. Webber ex K. Schum
Xique-xiqueShrubRheumatism,
crowfoot
CaatingaIn situ, field
Pilocarpus
microphyllus Stapf.
JaborandiShrubPilocarpineAmazon
forest
Cold
chamber, in
situ
Psychotria
ipecacuanha (Brot.)
Stokes
IpecacHerbEmetin, cefalineAmazon
and Atlantic
forest
Cold
chamber, in
situ
Pterodon emarginatus
Vogel
SucupiraTreeAnalgesic,
antinoceptive,
cercaricide
CerradoIn situ, cold
chamber
Senna ocidentallis
(L.) Link
Manjerioba,
Fedegoso
ShrubLowering the
blood pressure as
well as the blood
Cholesterol
All BrasilField
Solanum mauritianum ScopoliCuvitingaShrubSolasodineRuderal, southeast and southern BrazilCold chamber
Stryphnodendron
Adstringens (Mart.) Coville
BarbatimaoTreeTannin,
anti-inflammatory
CerradoIn situ, cold chamber
Tabebuia avellanedae
(Lor.) ex. Griseb.
Ipe roxoTreeLapacholCerradoIn situ
Vanillosmopsis
arborea(Aguiar)
Ducke
CandeiaShrubBisabololCaatingaIn situ, field
Collection
Vitex gardneriana
Schauer
JaramataiaTreeVermicide,
soothing and
anti-
inammatory
CaatingaField
Collection
Ximenia Americana
L.
Ameixa da
caatinga
ShrubAnti-
inammatory
CaatingaField Bahia

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Source: Introduction to Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Brazil by Ákos Máthé and José Crisólogo de Sales Silva

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