Sustainability of Jaborandi in the eastern Brazilian Amazon

Sustainability of Jaborandi in the eastern Brazilian Amazon

The genus Pilocarpus (Rutaceae) includes the only known species able to synthesize pilocarpine, an imidazole alkaloid largely employed in glaucoma and xerostomia treatments. Pilocarpus microphyllus Stapf ex Wardleworth has a broad geographical distribution in the Northeast Brazilian territory, produ...

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Main Authors: Cecilio Frois Caldeira, Tereza Cristina Giannini, Silvio Junio Ramos, Santelmo Vasconcelos, Simone Kuster Mitre, Jakeline Prata de Assis Pires, Gracialda Costa Ferreira, Selma Ohashi, José Aroudo Mota, Alexandre Castilho, Jose Oswaldo Siqueira, Antonio Eduardo Furtini Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation
Subjects:
Pilocarpus microphyllus
Endangered species
Conservation
Alkaloid
Pilocarpine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2530064417300573

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