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Healing potential of Pequi (Caryocar coriaceum Wittm.) fruit pulp oil

Phytochemistry Letters, 2009
Abstract Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. (Caryocaraceae), popularly known as Pequi, is a common tree frequently used in folk medicine to treat many types of afflictions, such as wound lesions, gastric and inflammatory diseases. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the healing potential of the pulp oil from C.
Glauberto da Silva Quirino, José Galberto Martins da Costa, André Herzog Cardoso   +2 more
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Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. (Pequi) fixed oil presents hypolipemic and anti-inflammatory effects in vivo and in vitro

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2016
Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. (Pequi) is found in southern Ceará, where the fruit is used as food and in folk medicine as an anti-inflammatory, and to promote healing. However, little is known about the effects of repeated administration of its oil on the biochemical parameters of the blood.
Talita Magalhães Rocha, Luzia Kalyne Almeida Moreira Leal, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho   +2 more
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Historical, geographical and medical rescue pequi Caryocar coriaceum Wittm

Kariri Science - CECAPE Biology and Health Journal, 2023
The Caryocar coriaceum is a species of native cerrado plant of the Chapada, Araripe and its fruit is popularly known as pequi. The pequi pulp oil has a high nutritional value, rich in oleic acid and is used in folk medicine as anti-inflammatory and healing.
Cleide C. de Oliveira, Mauro S. Oliveira, Priscilla R. Freitas, João A. O. Borges, Irwin R. A. de Menezes, Sandra M. P. Duavy   +5 more
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Kinetic and thermodynamic study of copper (II) IONS biosorption by Caryocar Coriaceum Wittm bark

Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 2021
Abstract The improper disposal of waste containing toxic metals is a major environmental pollution problem. Among the different methodologies to deal with this problem, biosorption is considered one of the most efficient processes for the removal of toxic metals from aqueous solutions.
Jorge Marcell Coelho Menezes, Amanda Maria da Silva Bento, Francisco José de Paula Filho, José Galberto Martins da Costa, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, Raimundo Nonato Pereira Teixeira   +5 more
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Caryocar brasiliense Camb., C. villosum (Aubl.) and C. coriaceum Wittm

2021
The Caryocar spp. plants are well known in Brazil, especially for inhabitants of Cerrado biome, commonly called as Pequi, Piqui or Piquia. The fruit is a typical and characteristic fruit of the midwest region, being appreciated in the traditional cuisine, especially because of their “exotic” flavor and unique manner to consume it, due to its thorny ...
Ivan Pires de Oliveira, Fernando Freitas de Lima, Leila Maria Spadoti, Caroline Honaiser Lescano   +3 more
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Equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamics of lead (II) adsorption in bioadsorvent composed by Caryocar coriaceum Wittm barks

Chemosphere, 2020
The improper disposal of waste containing toxic metals promotes serious environmental problems. Biosorption stands out as a powerful technique in removing toxic metals from aqueous solutions, making it an efficient and low-cost technique, since it makes use of abundant materials and of natural origins.
Jorge Marcell Coelho, Menezes, Amanda Maria, da Silva Bento, João Hermínio, da Silva, Francisco José, de Paula Filho, José Galberto M, da Costa, Henrique Douglas M, Coutinho, Raimundo Nonato, Pereira Teixeira   +6 more
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Caryocar coriaceumWittm. fruit extracts asLeishmaniainhibitors:in-vitroandin-silicoapproaches

Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 2021
Leishmaniasis is a group of neglected diseases caused by parasites of the Leishmania genus. The treatment of Leishmaniasis represents a great challenge, because the available drugs present high toxicity and none of them is fully effective. Caryocar is a botanical genus rich in phenolic compounds, which leaves extracts have already been described by its
Fernanda Tomiotto-Pellissier, Daniela Ribeiro Alves, Selene Maia de Morais, Bruna Taciane da Silva Bortoleti, Manoela Daiele Gonçalves, Taylon Felipe Silva, Eliandro Reis Tavares, Lucy Megumi Yamauchi, Idessania Nazareth Costa, Emmanuel Silva Marinho, Marcia Machado Marinho, Ivete Conchon-Costa, Milena Menegazzo Miranda-Sapla, Wander Rogério Pavanelli   +13 more
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Adsorption of phosphate in aqueous solution by ash from the fruit peel of Caryocar coriaceum Wittm: adsorption characteristics and behavior

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023
High phosphate concentrations in natural waters are associated with eutrophication problems that negatively affect the fauna and flora of ecosystems. As an alternative solution to this problem, we evaluated the adsorptive capacity of the fruit peel ash (PPA) of Caryocar coriaceum Wittm and its efficiency in removing phosphate (PO43-) from aqueous ...
Francisco José de Paula Filho, Yago Neco Teixeira, Vinícius Pereira Bacurau, Anderson Zhong Fan, Jorge Marcell Coelho Menezes, Thiago Mielle Brito Ferreira Oliveira, Raimundo Nonato Pereira Teixeira, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, Ronaldo Ferreira do Nascimento   +8 more
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In vivo topical anti-inflammatory and wound healing activities of the fixed oil of Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. seeds

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2010
Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. (Caryocaraceae), popularly known as pequi, is important source of food and used in the folk medicine as wound healing, anti-inflammatory and for the treatment of diseases of the respiratory tract, rheumatic and muscular pains and gastric ulcer.To evaluate the effects of fixed oil of Caryocar coriaceum (FOCC) on the topical ...
Maria Liduína Maia, de Oliveira, Diana Célia Sousa, Nunes-Pinheiro, Adriana Rocha, Tomé, Erika Freitas, Mota, Islene Araújo, Lima-Verde, Francisco Geraldo de Melo, Pinheiro, Cláudio Cabral, Campello, Selene Maia, de Morais   +7 more
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Anticonvulsant activity ofCaryocar coriaceumWittm. fixed pulp oil against pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures

Neurological Research, 2017
Epilepsy is a common brain disease and a major worldwide public health problem. The seizures in a significant number of patients suffering from epilepsy remain inadequately controlled by currently available pharmacological treatments. Accordingly, there is a need for the discovery of new anticonvulsant approaches with improved efficacy and a better ...
Cleide Correia Oliveira, Clarissa Vasconcelos Oliveira, Jéssica Grigoletto, Leandro Rodrigo Ribeiro, Vinícius Rafael Funck, Letícia Meier, Michele Rechia Fighera, Luiz Fernando Freire Royes, Ana Flávia Furian, Irwin Rose Alencar Menezes, Mauro Schneider Oliveira   +10 more
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