title: A review of the ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and pharmacology of plants of the Maytenus genus.
abstract: Plants belonging to the genus Maytenus (Celastraceae) are routinely used in folk medicine in Brazil and other countries to treat a variety of illnesses, the most common of which are gastric disorders. Several studies have reported on the importance of these biological effects, and the chemical substances, mostly terpenoids and flavonoid glycosides, responsible for them. This review summarizes the ethnopharmacological, chemical and pharmacological knowledge of plants of the Maytenus genus, with particular emphasis on those growing in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR) e Programa de Mestrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Rua Uruguai, 458, 88.302-202 Itajaí-SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rivaldo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Niero
authors.forename: Sérgio Faloni
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: de Andrade
authors.forename: Valdir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cechinel Filho
mesh_terms: D020834:Ethnopharmacology; D006801:Humans; D029755:Maytenus / Q000737:chemistry*; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013020:South America
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts