The Use of <i>Euterpe oleracea</i> Mart. As a New Perspective for Disease Treatment and Prevention
<i>Euterpe oleracea</i> Mart. (EO), popularly known as açaí, belongs to the Arecaceae family and grows abundantly in Brazil. The fruit of this palm tree is widely used because of its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. In this review, a search for literature and patent technolo...
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| author | Thalita Sévia Soares de Almeida Magalhães Pollyana Cristina de Oliveira Macedo Attilio Converti Ádley Antonini Neves de Lima |
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| description | <i>Euterpe oleracea</i> Mart. (EO), popularly known as açaí, belongs to the Arecaceae family and grows abundantly in Brazil. The fruit of this palm tree is widely used because of its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. In this review, a search for literature and patent technological prospecting has been performed on the use of EO to treat and prevent diseases as well as to prepare pharmaceutical formulations. EO leaves, fruits, and oil stand out for their large number of pharmacological activities such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antinociceptive, anticancer, anti-atherogenic, and healing activities, protection against metabolic syndromes such as diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, and protection of organs such as lung, kidney, liver, heart, and nervous system. While the phytochemical composition is intrinsically linked to identified biological activities, discoveries of the past decade concerning the use of this species have shown pharmacological alternatives mainly in the treatment and prevention of breast cancer and metabolic syndromes. Although studies and inventions on the use of EO though are believed to have been important in light of the pharmacological activities found, few clinical and toxicity tests have been performed. Nevertheless, with the increase of interest in EO, this species is believed to be only at the beginning of the breakthroughs in the development of promising products for the pharmaceutical industry. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd8ddcf037914662a889ef8baa71a3882023-11-20T01:46:06ZengMDPI AGBiomolecules2218-273X2020-05-0110681310.3390/biom10060813The Use of <i>Euterpe oleracea</i> Mart. As a New Perspective for Disease Treatment and PreventionThalita Sévia Soares de Almeida Magalhães0Pollyana Cristina de Oliveira Macedo1Attilio Converti2Ádley Antonini Neves de Lima3Department of Pharmacy, Laboratório Escola de Farmácia Industrial, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal RN 59012-570, BrazilDepartment of Pharmacy, Laboratório Escola de Farmácia Industrial, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal RN 59012-570, BrazilDepartment of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Pole of Chemical Engineering, Genoa University, I-16145 Genoa, ItalyDepartment of Pharmacy, Laboratório Escola de Farmácia Industrial, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal RN 59012-570, Brazil<i>Euterpe oleracea</i> Mart. (EO), popularly known as açaí, belongs to the Arecaceae family and grows abundantly in Brazil. The fruit of this palm tree is widely used because of its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. In this review, a search for literature and patent technological prospecting has been performed on the use of EO to treat and prevent diseases as well as to prepare pharmaceutical formulations. EO leaves, fruits, and oil stand out for their large number of pharmacological activities such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antinociceptive, anticancer, anti-atherogenic, and healing activities, protection against metabolic syndromes such as diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, and protection of organs such as lung, kidney, liver, heart, and nervous system. While the phytochemical composition is intrinsically linked to identified biological activities, discoveries of the past decade concerning the use of this species have shown pharmacological alternatives mainly in the treatment and prevention of breast cancer and metabolic syndromes. Although studies and inventions on the use of EO though are believed to have been important in light of the pharmacological activities found, few clinical and toxicity tests have been performed. Nevertheless, with the increase of interest in EO, this species is believed to be only at the beginning of the breakthroughs in the development of promising products for the pharmaceutical industry.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/10/6/813<i>Euterpe oleracea</i> Mart.açaípharmacological activitysystematic reviewpatents |
| spellingShingle | Thalita Sévia Soares de Almeida Magalhães Pollyana Cristina de Oliveira Macedo Attilio Converti Ádley Antonini Neves de Lima The Use of <i>Euterpe oleracea</i> Mart. As a New Perspective for Disease Treatment and Prevention Biomolecules <i>Euterpe oleracea</i> Mart. açaí pharmacological activity systematic review patents |
| title | The Use of <i>Euterpe oleracea</i> Mart. As a New Perspective for Disease Treatment and Prevention |
| title_full | The Use of <i>Euterpe oleracea</i> Mart. As a New Perspective for Disease Treatment and Prevention |
| title_fullStr | The Use of <i>Euterpe oleracea</i> Mart. As a New Perspective for Disease Treatment and Prevention |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Use of <i>Euterpe oleracea</i> Mart. As a New Perspective for Disease Treatment and Prevention |
| title_short | The Use of <i>Euterpe oleracea</i> Mart. As a New Perspective for Disease Treatment and Prevention |
| title_sort | use of i euterpe oleracea i mart as a new perspective for disease treatment and prevention |
| topic | <i>Euterpe oleracea</i> Mart. açaí pharmacological activity systematic review patents |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/10/6/813 |
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