Maytenus robusta
Maytenus robusta,[1] known in Brazil as cafezinho do mato or coração de bugre, is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is endemic to Brazil.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Celastrales |
Family: | Celastraceae |
Genus: | Maytenus |
Species: | M. robusta |
Binomial name | |
Maytenus robusta Reissek | |
Maytenus robusta is used in folk medicine to treat gastric ulcers.[2][3][4]
References
- "Maytenus robusta Reissek — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- A. Balbach A flora nacional na medicina doméstica Vida Plena, 2 (1980), p. 34
- S.C. Cunha Ação farmacológica da espinheira-santa: usos e precauções Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras (2003), p. 100
- Niero, Rivaldo; Faloni de Andrade, Sergio; Cechinel Filho, Valdir (1 June 2011). "A Review of the Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Plants of the Maytenus Genus". Current Pharmaceutical Design. 17 (18): 1851–1871. doi:10.2174/138161211796391029. PMID 21554223.
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