Pharmacological actions of bacuri butter (Platonia insignis Mart.): an integrative review

Abstract

Objective: to identify the pharmacological activities of bacuri butter (Platonia insignis Mart.). Methods: an integrative review, carried out in the databases of Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, EMBASE, MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library and SCOPUS, without the time and language restriction. The selection consisted of 13 pre-clinical trials. The information assessment descriptively took place, comparing with the pertinent findings. Results: it was observed that 50.0% of the publications were indexed in MEDLINE/PubMed, most publications were from England (61.5%), followed by Brazil and the United States, both with 13.3%. It is noteworthy that 100.0% of the articles were pre-clinical trials; pharmacological activities for antioxidants (38.4%) and antileishmanicides (30.7%). It was found that 38.4% of the trials presented toxicity tests. Conclusion: bacuri butter (Platonia insignis Mart.) Showed pharmacological activities in pre-clinical trials, such as antioxidants, antileshimaniasis, anticonvulsant and wound healing.

Systematic Mapping of the Production Chain of “Bacuri” (Platonia insignis Mart.) in Brazil

“…Interest in the species has grown mainly thanks to its national and international recognition from studies on the fruit and palm, which added economic value to the species over time. Studies on different parts of bacuri have recognized its photoprotective [26], anti-fungal [27], anti-inflammatory [28], antioxidant [29][30][31], immunomodulatory [32], hypotensive [29,33], vasorelaxant [34], hypolipidemic, cardioprotective [35], and glycemic control properties [31]. In addition, its composition, rich in fiber and bioactive compounds, may contribute to adding functional properties when added to other foods [36][37][38][39].…”