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Plantas endémicas portuguesas com utilização medicinal
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Os primeiros medicamentos que surgiram tinham como base os conhecimentos
etnobotânicos das populações, ou seja, as populações conheciam as plantas locais e as
suas aplicações para o tratamento e prevenção das patologias.
Com o presente trabalho procura-se descrever os princípios ativos presentes nas plantas
e descrever a aplicação medicinal de plantas endémicas portuguesas.
No desenvolvimento do trabalho verificou-se que em Portugal existe uma base de dados
online onde é possível consultar todas as plantas endémicas e a região onde se
encontram, porém as suas aplicações não se encontram descritas.
O estudo das plantas medicinais no nosso país baseia-se, essencialmente, nos estudos
etnobotânicos desenvolvidos pelos investigadores nas diferentes regiões. No entanto, os
estudos fitoquímicos e farmacoterapêuticos desenvolvidos em plantas endémicas são,
ainda, escassos.
Pela análise dos estudos etnobotânicos analisados verificou-se que a grande parte das
plantas apresentam propriedades que têm efeitos no tratamento de doenças do sistema
gastrointestinal, seguidas das que atuam ao nível da pele e por fim com efeito no
sistema renal e hepático.
Pela análise dos estudos fitoquímicos analisados verificou-se que a grande maioria das
plantas descritas apresentam compostos com propriedades antioxidantes, antibacterianas
e antifúngicas.
Algumas plantas também já começam a ser aplicadas no tratamento e prevenção de
patologias neurodegenerativas.
The first medicines that emerged were based on the ethnobotanical knowledge of populations i. e., people used the local plants for the treatment and prevention of diseases. The present work seeks to describe the active substances present in plants and describe the medicinal application of Portuguese endemic plant species. In developing this work we found that in Portugal there exists an online database where it is possible see all the endemic plant species and their distribution. The study of medicinal plants in Portugal is based primarily on ethnobotanical studies carried out by researchers in the different regions. Phytochemical and pharmacotherapeutic studies developed in Portugal with endemic plant species are still scarce. The existing studies revealed that a large part of the endemic Portuguese plants exhibit components that have a positive impact in the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal system, beneficial effects on the skin and renal and hepatic systems. The phytochemical studies of endemic Portuguese plants also revealed that the vast majority of plants studied have compounds with antioxidant, antibacterial and antifungal properties. Certain plants are also starting to be applied in the treatment and prevention of neurodegenerative diseases.
The first medicines that emerged were based on the ethnobotanical knowledge of populations i. e., people used the local plants for the treatment and prevention of diseases. The present work seeks to describe the active substances present in plants and describe the medicinal application of Portuguese endemic plant species. In developing this work we found that in Portugal there exists an online database where it is possible see all the endemic plant species and their distribution. The study of medicinal plants in Portugal is based primarily on ethnobotanical studies carried out by researchers in the different regions. Phytochemical and pharmacotherapeutic studies developed in Portugal with endemic plant species are still scarce. The existing studies revealed that a large part of the endemic Portuguese plants exhibit components that have a positive impact in the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal system, beneficial effects on the skin and renal and hepatic systems. The phytochemical studies of endemic Portuguese plants also revealed that the vast majority of plants studied have compounds with antioxidant, antibacterial and antifungal properties. Certain plants are also starting to be applied in the treatment and prevention of neurodegenerative diseases.
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Projeto de Pós-Graduação/Dissertação apresentado à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Ciências Farmacêuticas
Keywords
Plantas medicinais Endemismos portugueses Caraterização fitoquímica Propriedades antioxidantes Propriedades antibacterianas Propriedades antifúngicas Medicinal plants Portuguese endemic species Phytochemical characterization Antioxidant properties Antibacterial properties Antifungal properties