2017
DOI: 10.1590/2236-8906-68/2016
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Atividade antimicrobiana e potencial terapêutico do gênero Lippia sensu lato (Verbenaceae)

Abstract: -(Antimicrobial activity and therapeutic potential of the genus Lippia sensu lato (Verbenaceae)). The growing number of infectious diseases combined with the continuous increase of antimicrobial resistance of certain microorganisms justify the constant search for new drugs. Given this situation, plants are a rich source of bioactive resources of pharmacological interest. The Verbenaceae family, especially the genus Lippia L., has representatives with potential already confirmed against various pathogens; the s… Show more

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“…The plant was introduced in the Brazilian Amazon, where it is known as “manjerona”, particularly in the Municipality of Abaetetuba, State of Pará, Brazil. It is used in folk medicine, in baths for treatment of wounds, as antipyretic, digestive, in the treatment of bronchitis and rheumatism, for a headache and weakness, and as incense in the rituals of Umbanda and Candomblé [3, 5, 6].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The plant was introduced in the Brazilian Amazon, where it is known as “manjerona”, particularly in the Municipality of Abaetetuba, State of Pará, Brazil. It is used in folk medicine, in baths for treatment of wounds, as antipyretic, digestive, in the treatment of bronchitis and rheumatism, for a headache and weakness, and as incense in the rituals of Umbanda and Candomblé [3, 5, 6].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…São muitas as referências sobre o valor clínico dos constituintes encontrados em representantes de Verbenaceae (GOMES et al, 2011;GUIMARÃES et al, 2012;BLANK et al, 2015). No Brasil, essas espécies possuem uma larga importância na medicina popular.…”
Section: Verbenaceaeunclassified
“…O gênero Lippia, cujo nome deriva de August Lippi, um botânico italiano, não é de ocorrência exclusiva no Brasil(BLANK et al, 2015). Considerado um dos principais gêneros da família Verbenaceae, abrange cerca de 200 espécies de ervas, arbustos e árvores de pequeno porte, cujos maiores centros de dispersão se encontram nos países do Hemisfério Sul e em algumas regiões tropicais da América do Norte e Austrália(MUNIR, 1993;PASCUAL et al, 2001;GOMES et al, 2011;REIS et al 2014).…”
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“…Dentre as espécies do gênero Lippia, L. origanoides Kunth, conhecida popularmente como "alecrim-pimenta" ou "salvade-marajó", é utilizada popularmente para o tratamento de diversas afecções (Costa, Souza, Brito & Fontenelle, 2017 (Brasil, 2009). Esta variedade possui ação antibacteriana, antiespasmódica, anti-inflamatória e antioxidante, decorrente dos seus constituintes fenólicos e não-fenólicos (Botelho et al, 2007;Okhale, Nwanosike, Fatokun & Kunle, 2016;Oliveira, Leitão, Fernandes & Leitão, 2014;Sarrazin et al, 2015).…”
Section: Introductionunclassified