“…ferrea (Fabaceae), also known as ironwood has various uses: it restores degraded forest areas, used for soil recovery and medicine (Maia, 2004). Parts of the plant are used in traditional medicine to treat various diseases due to its antiulcerogenic, antiinflammatory, anti-cancerogenic, anti-histaminic, antimicrobial, anti-coagulant and cicatrizing properties (Bacchi et al, 1995;Carvalho et al, 1996;Nakamura et al, 2002;Gonzalez, 2005;Sampaio et al, 2009;Cavalheiro et al, 2009;Oliveira et al, 2010). These therapeutic characteristics are related to the presence of secondary compounds such as flavonoids, phenols, tannins, saponins, coumarins, anthraderivatives, quinines (Gonzalez, 2005;Almeida et al, 2005) present in the leaves, fruits, skin and roots of the plant (Maia, 2004).…”