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- Amazon fruits like bacaba, pracaxi, and uxi show promise for natural product research, with existing studies highlighting their bioactive compounds and therapeutic potential.
- A review of 31 studies reveals these fruits could be used in pharmaceutical formulations, but more research is needed to ensure their safety and effectiveness.
- Future research should focus on developing these products while being mindful of the need to preserve the Amazon rainforest ecosystem.
Article Abstract
Fruits such as bacaba (Oenocarpus bacaba Mart), pracaxi (Pentaclethra macroloba Kuntze) and uxi (Endopleura uchi (Huber) Cuatrec), from the Amazon rainforest, are potentially interesting for studies of natural products. The current article aims at mapping and characterizing studies on the bacaba, pracaxi and uxi species. This review reports the main bioactive compounds identified in these species and discusses their therapeutic potential. Searches were performed in MEDLINE (Via Pubmed) and Web of Science. Thirty-one studies that described or evaluated the development of formulations aimed at the therapeutic use of the species were included. The findings suggest that species have the potential for the development of pharmaceutical formulations due to their therapeutic properties. However, further studies are required to assess safety and efficacy of these products. Therefore, it is suggested that new research studies propose strategies so that technological development is based on awareness and preservation of the biome.
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