Gênero Pimenta: aspectos botânicos, composição química e potencial farmacológico
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2010
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The family Myrtaceae has representatives of great medical interest, and the genus
Pimenta deserves attention. Most species of this genus are native to the Central America, except
Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus (Gomes) L. R. Landrum, which is native to the Central-West and
Southeast Brazilian Regions. This study aimed to review botanical, chemical and pharmacological
aspects described in the literature for Pimenta genus. Information was obtained from original
papers and reviews indexed in the databases “Periódicos Capes”, ISI Web of Knowledge, “Bireme”
and SciELO. This genus can present shrubs or trees, which have unicellular hairs, usually
coriaceous leaves and dichasium or panicle inflorescence, and are mainly distinguished by the
ovary structure. The pharmacological properties are mostly due to essential oils, mainly consisted
of phenylpropanoid, monoterpene, monoterpenic aldehyde and alcohol derivatives. Among these
properties, antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antimicrobial and antioxidant ones are
highlighted. Of the fifteen known Pimenta species, Pimenta dioica (L.) Merrill and Pimenta racemosa
(Miller) J. Moore have the greatest economic importance and consequently have been the most
chemically and pharmacologically studied
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Myrtaceae, Óleos essenciais, Pimenta, Composição química, Atividades farmacológicas, Myrtaceae, Pimenta, Pharmacological activities, Essential oils, Chemical composition
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PAULA, J. A. M. et al. Gênero Pimenta: aspectos botânicos, composição química e potencial farmacológico. Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais, Botucatu, v. 12, n. 3, p. 363-379, 2010.