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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, Gerlânia de Oliveira Leite, Luciana Magalhães Rebelo, Adriana da Rocha Tomé, José Galberto Martins da Costa, André Herzog Cardoso, Adriana Rolim Campos   +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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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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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 coriaceum Wittm.

2018
Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. is an arboreal species of Caryocaraceae family. The fruit pulp is known popularly as pequi. The folk knowledge confers to the oil ‘pequi’ vast medical applicability. It can be used for treating colds and pulmonary infections, sore throats, rheumatism, external ulcers, muscle pain and skin inflammation.
Rogério de Aquino Saraiva, Izabel Cristina Santiago Lemos, Patricia Rosane Leite de Figueiredo, Luiz Jardelino de Lacerda Neto, Cícera Norma Fernandes Lima, Mariana Késsia Andrade Araruna, Renata Evaristo Rodrigues da Silva, Roseli Barbosa, Cícero Francisco Bezerra Felipe, Irwin Rose Alencar de Menezes, Marta Regina Kerntopf   +10 more
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Phenolic composition and in vitro activity of the Brazilian fruit tree Caryocar coriaceum Wittm.

European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2013
Abstract Introduction Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. (Caryocaraceae) is a plant found in the region of Araripe (Ceara State, Brazil) and is widely used in folk medicine. The present work aimed to evaluate the chemical composition and synergistic–antibiotic activity of a hydroethanol leaf extract (LECC) and a methanol fraction (LECC-MF) of C. coriaceum
Mariana K.A. Araruna, Karla K.A. Santos, José G.M. da Costa, Henrique D.M. Coutinho, Aline A. Boligon, Sílvio T. Stefanello, Margareth L. Athayde, Rogerio A. Saraiva, João Batista T. da Rocha, Marta R. Kerntopf, Irwin R.A. de Menezes   +10 more
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Synergistic action between Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. fixed oil with aminoglycosides in vitro

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 2011
AbstractThe oil obtained from the Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. (pequi) fruit pulp (C. coriaceum fixed oil – CCFO), rich in fatty acids, has been secularly employed by traditional medicine in the treatment of respiratory affections, skin inflammation, and wounds.
Rogério A. Saraiva, Edinardo F. F. Matias, Henrique D. M. Coutinho, José G. M. Costa, Heloísa Helena F. Souza, Cícera Norma Fernandes, João B. T. Rocha, Irwin R. A. Menezes   +7 more
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Traditional Knowledge and Management of Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. (Pequi) in the Brazilian Savanna, Northeastern Brazil1

Economic Botany, 2013
Traditional Knowledge and Management of Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. ( Pequi ) in the Brazilian Savanna, Northeastern Brazil Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. (pequi) is a tree native to northeastern Brazil that produces fruits of importance to human populations of the region.
José Ribamar Sousa Júnior, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Nivaldo Peroni   +2 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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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.
Patrícia Rosane Leite, de Figueiredo, Isabella Bezerra, Oliveira, José Benício Santana, Neto, Juliana Albuquerque, de Oliveira, Larissa Bernardo, Ribeiro, Glauce Socorro, de Barros Viana, Talita Magalhães, Rocha, Luzia Kalyne Almeida Moreira, Leal, Marta Regina, Kerntopf, Cícero Francisco Bezerra, Felipe, Henrique Douglas Melo, Coutinho, Irwin Rose, de Alencar Menezes   +11 more
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