Hoja de congorosa (Mayteni folium) / No disponible
Rev. fitoter
; 6(1): 29-43, jul. 2006. ilus, graf
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RESUMEN
Maytenus ilicifolia, (conocida como congorosa en español y espinheira-santa en portugués), es un arbusto silvestre que crece en países Sudamericanos, principalmente en el Sur de Brasil (Mata Atlántica), Este de Argentina, Centro y Este de Uruguay y Sur de Paraguay. Famosa entre los aborígenes de principios del siglo XIX como planta anticancerígena, hoy día la hoja de congorosa (Mayteni folium) es una droga utilizada para tratar problemas digestivos en forma de infusión. En Brasil constituye fitofármaco indicado principalmente en el tratamiento de la ulcera gástrica. Al respecto, numerosas investigaciones han demostrado las propiedades antiulcerogénicas, las cuales parecen estar relacionadas con la presencia de dos clases de compuestos fenoles y triterpenos. Recientemente, la hoja de M. ilicifolia ha sido incorporada en Atención Primaria de Salud, tanto en Argentina como en el Brasil
ABSTRACT
Maytenus ilicifolia, (know as congorosa in Spanish and espinheira-santa in Portuguese) is a wild shrub that grows in South American countries, especially in South Brazil (Mata Atlántica), eastern Argentine, eastern and centre of Uruguay and South of Paraguay. Used by the indigenous people as anticancer plant in the beginning of XIX century, nowadays the leaves of M. ilicifolia (Mayteni folium) is employed as tea for the treatment of digestive aliments for stomach and ulcer illness treatment. In Brazil there is it is a phytomedicine indicated mainly for gastric ulcers. Several researches have demonstrated the antiulcerogenic properties, which seems to be closely related to the presence of two classes of substances phenols and triterpenes. Recently, M. ilicifolia was incorporated in primary health care in Brazil as well as in Argentine
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Plants, Medicinal
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Stomach Ulcer
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Beverages
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Plant Leaves
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Maytenus
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Anti-Ulcer Agents
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Argentina
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Brazil
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. fitoter
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Asociación Argentina de Fitomedicina/Argentina
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UFRGS/Brazil
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Universidade Federal Fluminense/Brasil