Use of Flavonoids and Cinnamates, the Main Photoprotectors with Natural Origin

Table 1

Results for some plant extracts for photoprotective activity.

Scientific name	Popular name	Family	Preparation	SPF (µg·mL^−1)	Reference
Ginkgo biloba L.	Ginkgo	Ginkgoaceae	Ethanol extract	0.82	Pinto et al., n.d. [61]
Hamamelis virginiana L.	Witch hazel	Hamamelidaceae	Ethanol extract	0.68
Matricaria chamomilla L.	Chamomile	Asteraceae	Ethanol extract	0.56
Pereskia aculeata Mill	Barbados gooseberry	Cactaceae	Ethanol extract of the leaves	0.69
Aniba canellila (Kunth) Mez	Preciosa	Lauraceae	Essential oils from leaves	14.08	Fonseca Jr. et al. [62]
Malpighia glabra L	Acerola	Malpighiaceae	Lotion with 10% of dry fruit extract	0.14	Souza et al. [24]
Bromelia laciniosa Mart. ex Schult. and Schult.F	Macambira	Bromeliaceae	Leaf ethanol extract	7.22	Oliveira et al. [63]
Tabebuia aura (Silva Manso) Benth. and Hook. f. ex S. Moore	Caribbean trumpet tree	Bignoniaceae	Lotion with ethanol extract	0.38	Violante et al. [41]
Calendula officinalis L.	Pot marigold	Asteraceae	Lotion with 5% of the flowers oil	14.84	Ramos et al., 2010 [39]
Euphorbiatirucali L.	Aveloz	Euphorbiaceae	Aerial parts ethanol extract	19.82	Ramos et al., 2010 [39]
Byrsonima sericea DC	Murici	Malpighiaceae	Leaf ethanol extract	1.36	Ramos et al., 2010 [39]
Byrsonima sericea DC	Murici	Malpighiaceae	Leaf aqueous extract	0.68