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Mauritia flexuosa
Propriedades medicinais da Mauritia flexuosa
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Introduction: The present work is about deepening the knowledge about the medicinal properties of Mauritia Flexuosa, spreading the benefits of extracting the buriti pulp regarding the healing process, inhibiting antibacterial activities, photoprotective to UV radiation and being a supplement rich for supplementation in people with Diabetes mellitus. For the construction of this work, a bibliographic survey of an exploratory nature was used, which is based on the survey of secondary scientific data and the systematization of information, and inserted in the Scielo, Pubmed and Google Scholar databases. Review: the oil obtained from the extraction of the buriti pulp when used alone does not have antibacterial activity against multidrug-resistant strains, but associated with the use of drugs with antibiotic properties potentiates the inhibitory action. Acting as a vehicle for enhancing and transporting antioxidants to prevent damage caused by UV radiation, it is a natural antioxidant capable of slowing the oxidation processes of normal physiological functions, reducing the risk of various diseases, such as DM. There is a need for incentives and the intensification of clinical studies focused on research to improve Buriti's health benefits. Discussion: Mauritia flexuosa L. f. it is part of the Arecaceae family, one of the palm trees with a large distribution index in the national territory, it is considered the symbol palm of the cerrado. One of the main chemical constituents are natural antioxidants that form vitamin E, tocopherols. It can be said that in the oil obtained from the pulp of the fruits of the genus Mauritia flexuosa there are substances that promote benefits in the healing process, Mauritia flexuosa does not show antibacterial activity against very resistant strains when used alone, but when associated with antibiotics, there was potentiation of the action of some drugs, considered as a potentiating vehicle and carrier of antioxidants to prevent damage caused by UV radiation, precisely because it has photo protective properties, which helps in the recovery of the epidermis after sun exposure, that nutrition with buriti flour promoted a reduction of oxidative damage to biomolecules. Final considerations: Through this research it was possible to elucidate that Mauritia Flexuosa has a curative capacity when used in conjunction with specific drugs, thus having a great potential benefit when used correctly.
Keywords: Buriti, Mauritia flexuosa, medicinal plants, Cerrado, pharmacology.
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