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- Title
Traditional usages, botany, phytochemistry, biological activity and toxicology of Tropaeolum majus L. - A review.
- Authors
Calil Brondani, Juliana; Ferreira Cuelho, Camila Helena; Damo Marangoni, Lucas; de Lima, Rachel; Gaube Guex, Camille; de França Bonilha, Iuri; Palermo Manfron, Melânia
- Abstract
Tropaeolum majus presents medicinal, nutritional and ornamental value. Plant extracts and fractions have been found to exhibit diuretic, antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. Moreover, protective effects on blood and liver, scurvy's treatment, antithrombin activity and prevention against macular degeneration have also been observed. T. majus contains biologically active compounds such as flavonoids, glucosilonates, fatty acids, essential oil, chlorogenic acid, aminoacids, cucurbitacins, proteins and carotenoids. Acute and subchronic studies demonstrated a lack of toxic effects, but the extracts of this plant can have deleterious consequences during the pregnancy. The revised databases were SciELO, PubMed, ScienceDirect and Portal da Capes, considering studies between 1963 and 2014 and by searching for terms like Tropaeolum majus, Tropaeolaceae, Tropaeolum majus constituents, Tropaeolum majus use and Tropaeolum majus toxicity.
- Subjects
BOTANICAL chemistry; EFFECT of poisons on plants; TROPAEOLUM majus
- Publication
Boletín Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromáticas, 2016, Vol 15, Issue 4, p264
- ISSN
0717-7917
- Publication type
Article