Contribution to knowledge and conservation of laranjinha

Abstract

The laranjinha Sideroxylon obtusifolium (Roem Humb. Ex. Schult.) TD Penn. is a fruitful tree, adapted to the conditions of the Pantanal, Semi-Arid Northeast of the river valleys and San Francisco, ecological importance, food and medicine. S. obtusifolium is sensitive to the disappearance of habitat destruction and extractive use in folk medicine. The bark is used for wounds, pain, duodenal ulcer, gastritis, heartburn, chronic inflammation, genital problems, inflammation, ovarian, colon, kidney problems, heart disease, diabetes, fever and as an expectorant. This review covers topics ethnobotanical, ecological, chemical and conservation of this species.

Medicinal plants; Etnobotany; Pantanal