Research Article

Evaluation of Antileishmanial Activity of Selected Brazilian Plants and Identification of the Active Principles

Table 1

Traditional uses of the selected Brazilian medicinal plants and previous pharmacological studies.

Species Popular use Biological studies Reference

A. schotii Latex: used as scabicide and in louse control
The infusion of flowers is purgative and antihelminthic
The stems are used against hepatic tumors
antiproliferative effect leukemic cells [7, 1620]

E. umbelliflora Fruits and leaves used to treat various ailments such as infections, inflammation, and diabetesAntimicrobial, gastroprotective, antifungal[10, 2123]

G. achachairu Rheumatism, inflammation, pain, and gastric disordersLow genotoxicity, gastroprotective, and antinociceptive activity[1315, 24]

R. ferruginea The leaves or the bark prepared as a tea is indicated as a diuretic, to combat diseases of the urinary tract and also is a good cleanser. It is used too for itching, rashes, hives, eczema, rheumatism, and diseases of the liver Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity [9, 12, 25]

S. sisymbriifolium Diarrhea, respiratory and urinary infectionsHypotensive and molluscicidal activity [2628]