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Brazilian Amazon Plants: An Overview of Chemical Composition and Biological Activity

In: Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences

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  • Reinaldo Martins Cunha-Junior
  • Pamela Buenos Aires Domingues
  • Rafael De Oliveira Ambrosio
  • Caio Augusto Freitas Martins
  • Jessica Genoveva Boline Passarelli Capaz Pinto Da Silva
  • Fabio Pieri

Abstract

Currently, the number of diseases has been increasing and reaching the population directly, and the deliberate use of drugs is creating resistance of pathogens in several drugs, a fact evidenced by the increased ineffectiveness of drugs and the persistence of infections in the body. Given this, it is necessary to search for new alternative drugs that can effectively promote effective therapy. It is possible to highlight, in Brazil, the diversity of the Amazonian flora, which has several species with considerable potential as a source of new molecules with identified biological activity. Thus, a literature review was conducted in order to describe the applications of some Amazonian extracts and their chemical characteristics and biological activity. The Amazon rain forest has considerable diversity of plant species with biological properties that may be useful to public health. Further research is needed to identify new compounds with health benefits.

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  • Reinaldo Martins Cunha-Junior & Pamela Buenos Aires Domingues & Rafael De Oliveira Ambrosio & Caio Augusto Freitas Martins & Jessica Genoveva Boline Passarelli Capaz Pinto Da Silva & Fabio Pieri, 2021. "Brazilian Amazon Plants: An Overview of Chemical Composition and Biological Activity," Chapters, in: Edward R Rhodes & Humood Naser (ed.), Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:208320
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.91255
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    Keywords

    Amazonian extracts; biological activity; chemical composition; alternative treatment;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth

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