Evaluation of the Effects of Some Brazilian Medicinal Plants on the Production of TNF-α and CCL2 by THP-1 Cells

Table 1

Ethnopharmacological uses and collection and identification data of the plant species selected for study.

Plant species	Family	Location	Voucher number	Ethnopharmacological uses	References
Barbacenia flava Martius ex Schultes f.	Velloziaceae	Serra do Cipó	BHCB 144535	Skin lesions	[54]
Calophyllum brasiliense Camb.	Clusiaceae	Perdizes	BHCB 27720	Inflammation, diabetes, hypertension	[55, 56]
Caryocar brasiliense Camb.	Caryocaraceae	Montes Claros	HMC 338	Asthma, bronchopulmonary diseases	[57–59]
Casearia sylvestris Sw.	Salicaceae	Montes Claro	HMC 3008	Inflammation, cancer, antibacterial	[60–63]
Chrysophyllum marginatum (Hook. & Arn.)	Sapotaceae	UFMG campus, Belo Horizonte	BHCB 23319	Cognitive disorders, coronary diseases, atherosclerosis, and cancer	[64, 65]
Coccoloba cereifera Schwan.	Polygonaceae	Serra do Cipó	BHCB 73215	Coccoloba species: skin rash, ulcer, and renal diseases	[66, 67]
Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacq.) J.f. Macbr	Lythraceae	Perdizes	BHCB 25816	Cardiovascular diseases, atherosclerosis	[68, 69]
Erythroxylum gonocladum (Mart.) O. E. Schulz	Erythroxylaceae	Serra da Piedade	BHCB 118812	Inflammation, bronchitis, and asthma	[70, 71]
Erythroxylum suberosum St. Hil.	Erythroxylaceae	Lagoa Santa	BHCB 111.068	Inflammation, bronchitis, and asthma	[70, 71]
Erythroxylum tortuosum Mart.	Erythroxylaceae	Lagoa Santa	BHCB 111.065	Inflammation, bronchitis, and asthma	[70, 71]
Lippia sidoides Cham.	Verbenaceae	Montes Claros	HMC 843	Fungal infections, inflammation, burns	[46, 72]
Paepalanthus bromelioides Silv.	Eriocaulaceae	Serra do Cipó	BHCB 24241	Cytotoxic, antimutagenic	[73, 74]
Phoenix roebelenii O’Brien	Arecaceae	UFMG campus, Belo Horizonte	BHCB 130070	Diuretic	[75]
Sida carpinifolia (L.f.) K. Schum.	Malvaceae	Itabira	BHCB 65229	Bronchitis, depression, fever	[76]
Sida glaziovii K. Schum.	Malvaceae	UFMG campus, Belo Horizonte	BHCB 34621	Sida species: diarrhea, intestinal problems, infections, inflammation	[77]
Terminalia catappa L.	Combretaceae	UFMG campus, Belo Horizonte	BHCB 47160	Cardiovascular diseases, hypertension	[78, 79]
Terminalia glabrescens Mart.	Combretaceae	UFMG campus, Belo Horizonte	BHCB 130413	Cancer, infections	[80, 81]
Vellozia piresiana L.B.Sm.	Velloziaceae	Serra do Cipó	BHCB 43713	Vellozia species:anti-inflammatory and antirheumatic	[82]