Pharmacognostic evaluation of Carapa guianensis Aubl. leaves: A medicinal plant native from Brazilian Amazon

Abstract The crabwood (Carapa) represents an important source of natural resources. The objective of this work was to study the pollen morphology of the three species of Carapa (Meliaceae) registered in the Brazilian Amazon. The pollen grains were obtained from floral buds, pistillate and staminate flowers of Carapa guianensis, C. surinamensis and C. vasquezii. In order to explore the taxonomic implications of the pollen study for these species of Carapa, lactic acetolysis method was used for light microscopy study. Furthermore, the non-acetolyzed material was used in the study of the scanning electron microscopy. It was found that the three Carapa species present little variations in pollen morphology. Compared to the other species this study, Carapa vasquezii has higher values for the length and width of endoaperture; however, it has lower values for polar and equatorial diameter, equatorial diameter in polar view and apocolpium side.

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Anatomy and histochemistry of the vegetative organs of Cissus verticillata: a native medicinal plant of the Brazilian Amazon

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia ◽

10.1590/s0102-695x2012005000092 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 22 (6) ◽

pp. 1201-1211 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Andréia B. de Oliveira ◽

Maria S. de Mendonça ◽

Aristea A. Azevedo ◽

Renata M. S. A. Meira

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plant ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

Vegetative Organs

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The Use of Medicinal Plants in the Riverside Community of the Mazagão River in the Brazilian Amazon, Amapá, Brazil: Ethnobotanical and Ethnopharmacological Studies

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ◽

10.1155/2019/6087509 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-25 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Rosângela do Socorro Ferreira Rodrigues Sarquis ◽

Ícaro Rodrigues Sarquis ◽

Iann Rodrigues Sarquis ◽

Caio Pinho Fernandes ◽

Gabriel Araújo da Silva ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Native Species ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

Therapeutic Use ◽

The State ◽

The Body ◽

Euterpe Oleracea ◽

Carapa Guianensis ◽

Close Relationship ◽

Microbial Infections

The inhabitants of the floodplain of the Mazagão River in the State of Amapá in the Brazilian Amazon have inherited from indigenous African and Cabocla cultures indications for the use and forms of preparation of medicinal plants to cure diseases of the body and spirit. This study aimed to perform an ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants used by the riparian community of the floodplains of the Mazagão River, in the State of Amapá. In this study, we chose semistructured interviews with socioeconomic, ethnopharmacological, and ethnobotanical aims. The collection of medicinal plants occurred during guided tours. The Use Value (UV), Informant Consensus Factor (ICF), Correction Factor (CF), and Fidelity level (FL) were calculated. There were 130 species of medicinal plants, distributed in 116 genera and 57 families; Fabaceae (16), Lamiaceae (14), Euphorbiaceae (7), and Arecaceae (6) include 33.33% of the total species sampled. All 95 native species of floodplain forests were previously described, and 35 are exotic species. The species with the highest UV (≥ 0.5) at the mouth of the Mazagão River were Carapa guianensis (0.91), Pentachlethra macroloba (0.83), Dalbergia subcymosa (0.77), Uncaria tomentosa (0.75), Otacanthus azureus (0.62), Virola surinamensis (0.62), Hura crepitans (0.58), Euterpe oleracea (0.56), and Arrabidaea chica (0.51). These species were also the ones that presented the highest ICF among the informants and 100% in FL for a specific therapeutic use. The study is comprised of 16 categories of therapeutic use, of which the majority of the plants used are related to diseases such as microbial infections (20.67%, 73 species), gastrointestinal disorders (13.31%), and inflammation (11.61%). The results showed that knowledge about the use of medicinal plants along the rivers and streams that form the mouth of the Mazagão River is evenly distributed. Most of the interviewees present diversified knowledge about the medicinal resources because they have a close relationship with the floodplain forest. Native species of this forest predominate among the most commonly used medicinal plants as subsidies for future pharmacological studies.

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Population structure of Carapa guianensis in two forest types in the southwestern Brazilian Amazon

Forest Ecology and Management ◽

10.1016/j.foreco.2007.05.025 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 250 (3) ◽

pp. 256-265 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Christie A. Klimas ◽

Karen A. Kainer ◽

Lúcia H.O. Wadt

Keyword(s):

Population Structure ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

Forest Types ◽

Carapa Guianensis

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Anatomy of vegetative organs of Scutellaria agrestis, a medicinal plant cultivated by riverine populations of the Brazilian Amazon

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia ◽

10.1590/s0102-695x2013005000034 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 386-397 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Andréia B. de Oliveira ◽

Maria S. de Mendonça ◽

Renata M.S.A. Meira

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plant ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

Vegetative Organs

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Chemical profile of manually extracted andiroba oil (Carapa guianensis Aubl., Meliaceae) from Mamangal community, located in Igarapé-Miri, Pará, Brazil

Scientia Plena ◽

10.14808/sci.plena.2021.127201 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 17 (12) ◽

Author(s):

Ronaldo Lopes De Sousa ◽

Sebastião Gomes Silva ◽

Jeferson Miranda Costa ◽

Wanessa Almeida Da Costa ◽

Ana Aurea Barreto Maia ◽

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Keyword(s):

Fatty Acids ◽

Gas Phase ◽

Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽

Biological Activities ◽

Folk Medicine ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

Oil Extraction ◽

Chemical Profile ◽

Carapa Guianensis ◽

Main Components

Carapa guianensis species belongs to the Meliaceae family and, in the Brazilian Amazon, it has great importance in folk medicine, mainly because the oil extracted from its seeds presents varied biological activities. Thus, the present work aimed to analyze, by gas phase chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC/MS), the chemical composition of manually extracted andiroba oil, from Mamangal community, located in Igarapé-Miri, Pará, Brazil. As results, 99.63% of the constituents of the oil sample were identified and quantified from which the main components were oleic, palmitic, stearic, and linoleic acids. The manual oil extraction from andiroba seeds in the Mamangal community is sustainable and economically viable. Due to the high content of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids C. guianensis oil can be considered interesting useful for pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Indeed, the unsaturated fatty acids represented 57.5% of the oil constituents, among which the essential ones stand out, as they have great applicability in healing drugs formulation.

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Variation in Seed Harvest Potential of Carapa guianensis Aublet in the Brazilian Amazon: A Multi-Year, Multi-Region Study of Determinants of Mast Seeding and Seed Quantity

Forests ◽

10.3390/f12060683 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (6) ◽

pp. 683

Author(s):

Christie A. Klimas ◽

Lúcia Helena de Oliveira Wadt ◽

Carolina Volkmer de Castilho ◽

Ana Cláudia Lira-Guedes ◽

Patricia da Costa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Seed Production ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

Dry Season ◽

Mast Seeding ◽

Carapa Guianensis ◽

Seed Harvest ◽

Production Quantity ◽

Plant Habitat ◽

Positive Effect

This work augments research on masting for the economically important tropical tree Carapa guianensis Aublet, specifically on whether determinants of mast years vary regionally, spatially, and due to longer term ENSO climate patterns. Longer term measurements (an 11-year period in Acre and Roraima; 4 years and 8 months in Amapá) from three regions of the Brazilian Amazon allowed for the analysis of whether climate cues were regionally consistent for this species. We used generalized linear mixed models, to determine which factors were significant in predicting whether trees would produce in a given year and to model the seed production quantity. We found a positive effect of increasing the diameter at breast height (dbh) on the quantity and likelihood of seed production. Our results also suggested that ecosystems and climate cues may jointly affect seed production. In flooded forests, increases in dry season rainfall had a negative impact on the likelihood of seed production whilst none of the precipitation variables investigated influenced the quantity of seeds produced. In drier terra firme forests in Acre with extended dry seasons, increases in dry season precipitation had significant and positive impacts on both the likelihood and the quantity of seed production. Our results illustrate the importance of considering plant habitat and climate to better understand individual and regional differences in seed production and their responses to inter-annual climate variation.

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