Maytenus gonoclados explained

Maytenus gonoclados,[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.

Maytenus gonoclados is used in folk medicine to treat gastric ulcers.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maytenus robusta Reissek — The Plant List. 2020-06-22. www.theplantlist.org.
  2. A. Balbach A flora nacional na medicina doméstica Vida Plena, 2 (1980), p. 34
  3. S.C. Cunha Ação farmacológica da espinheira-santa: usos e precauções Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras (2003), p. 100
  4. Niero. Rivaldo. Faloni de Andrade. Sergio. Cechinel Filho. Valdir. A Review of the Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Plants of the Maytenus Genus. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 1 June 2011. 17. 18. 1851–1871. 10.2174/138161211796391029. 21554223.