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- Title
Antimalarial ethnopharmacology in the Brazilian Amazon.
- Authors
de Oliveira Meneguetti, Dionatas Ulises; da Cunha, Renildo Moura; Lima, Renato Abreu; de Souza Oliveira, Flávio Augusto; Sol de Medeiros, Daniel Sol; Matos Passarini, Guilherme; Soares de Maria de Medeiros, Patrícia; Linhares Teixeira Militão, Júlio Sancho; Alves Facundo, Valdir
- Abstract
The preoccupation to find new drugs for the treatment of malaria is increasing steadily due to the resistance of the parasite, which is a threat to disease control. The present study describes a literature review on the antimalarial ethnopharmacology (Anti-Plasmodium falciparum - in vitro) of the Brazilian Amazon plants. It was found a great diversity of plant species in the Brazilian Amazon with potential for research of new herbal and secondary metabolites with antiplasmodial action, in addition to treating other neglected parasitic diseases. However, for these studies is needed in addition to financial support, the interaction between different laboratories and research groups for the formation of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams, which will enhance the research level in the region and increase the likelihood of new antimalarial drugs discovery.
- Subjects
AMAZONAS (Brazil); ANTIMALARIALS; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; DRUG development; PLANT species diversity; PLANT metabolites; PARASITIC disease treatment
- Publication
Revista de Ciências Farmacêuticas Básica e Aplicada, 2014, Vol 35, Issue 4, p577
- ISSN
1808-4532
- Publication type
Article