Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

In Vitro TNF- Inhibitory Activity of Brazilian Plants and Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Stryphnodendron adstringens in an Acute Arthritis Model

Table 1

Brazilian plants selected for study with their botanical and popular names, data of collection, voucher numbers, and ethnopharmacological uses.


Botanical name	Family	Location	Voucher number	Ethnopharmacological uses	References

Bowdichia virgilioides H.B.K.	Fabaceae	Belo Horizonte, MG	BHCB 166999	Diarrhea, gout, diabetes, bronchitis, hyperthermia, inflammation of the uterus, and rheumatism	[12, 13]
Campomanesia lineatifolia Ruiz & Pav.	Myrtaceae	Campus UFMG	BHCB 150.606	Dysentery, stomach and liver problems, diarrhea, problems of the urinary tract, and leucorrhea	[14, 15]
Cordia guazumaefolia (Desv.) Roem. & S.	Boraginaceae	Campus UFMG	BHCB 166998	Antirheumatic and anti-inflammatory agent	[16]
Hymenaea courbaril L.	Fabaceae	MHJB UFMG	BHCB 161553	Tonic, analgesic, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, expectorant, antirheumatic, and laxative	[17]
Hymenaea stigonocarpa Mart. ex. Hayne	Fabaceae	Campus UFMG	BHCB 47.468		[17]
Licania tomentosa Benth.	Chrysobalanaceae	Campus UFMG	BHCB 152221	Diabetes	[18]
Mikania glomerata Sprengel	Asteraceae	Campus UFMG	BHCB 167001	Asthma, bronchitis	[19]
Paepalanthus bromelioides Silveira	Eriocaulaceae	Serra do Cipó	BHCB 24241	Cytotoxic and antimutagenic	[20, 21]
Stryphnodendron adstringens (Mart.) Coville	Fabaceae	Ritápolis, MG	BHCB 111231	Wound healing and for the treatment of inflammation, diarrhea, and leucorrhea	[22]
Stryphnodendron obovatum Benth.	Fabaceae	Campus UCDB, MS	CGMS 329997		[22]
Terminalia glabrescens Mart.	Combretaceae	Campus UFMG	BHCB 167015	Antimalarial, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory and for treatment of diarrhea, ulcers, and diabetes	[23]
Vernonia phosphorea (Vell.) Monteiro	Vernoniaceae	Campus UCDB, MS	CGMS 11970	Asthma, hemorrhoids, diabetes, and rheumatism and as diuretic and expectorant and for healing of wounds	[24]
Vitex polygama Cham.	Verbenaceae	Campus UFMG	BHCB 166996	Emmenagogue, diuretic, and treatment of renal diseases	[25, 26]