Maytenus robusta
Maytenus robusta,[1] known in Brazil as cafezinho do mato or coração de bugre) is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is endemic to Brazil.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Maytenus |
| Species: | M. robusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Maytenus robusta Reissek | |
M. Robusta is used in folk medicine to treat gastric ulcers.[2][3][4] 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.[5]
References
- "Maytenus robusta Reissek — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- 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. PMID 21554223.
- 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; Santin, José Roberto; de Andrade, Sérgio Faloni (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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