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      Estudo farmacognóstico das folhas de Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus (Gomes) L.R. Landrum - Myrtaceae Translated title: Pharmacognostic study about Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus (Gomes) L. R. Landrum leaves - Myrtaceae

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          O intuito deste trabalho de pesquisa foi obter parâmetros de controle de qualidade para a identificação da matéria-prima vegetal (folha) de Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus (Gomes) L. R. Landrum - Myrtaceae que ocorre no cerrado brasileiro. Para tanto foram coletadas amostras em Minas Gerais - Brasil e no Distrito Federal - Brasil e as exsicatas foram depositadas no Herbário da UFG n. UFG-27.159 e no Herbário Ezechias Paulo Heringer n. 21.745-0, respectivamente. Parte desse material botânico foi preparada para análises macro e microscópicas. Outra parte foi seca, triturada e usada para a triagem fitoquímica. O estudo mostrou que as folhas de P. pseudocaryophyllus são hipoestomáticas, têm grande quantidade de tricomas unicelulares na superfície abaxial, têm cavidades secretoras contendo compostos lipídicos e as células epidérmicas possuem paredes celulares espessas. Na triagem fitoquímica foram detectados compostos fenólicos, taninos e flavonóides. Os taninos foram dosados por diferentes métodos envolvendo reações colorimétricas e de precipitação com proteínas. Os diferentes resultados verificados chamam a atenção para a necessidade de se especificar o método utilizado juntamente com o limite mínimo de taninos totais estabelecido. Os resultados obtidos configuram-se como importantes parâmetros para o controle de qualidade da matéria-prima vegetal e denotam que a espécie em estudo possui um importante potencial fitoterápico que merece ser investigado em estudos farmacológicos e toxicológicos.

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          The goal of this research was to obtain quality control parameters for the identification of the plant drug of Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus (Gomes) L. R. Landrum that occurs in Brazilian savannah. So, two samples were collected, one in Minas Gerais state - Brazil, and the other one in Brasilia city - DF - Brazil, and the vouchers were deposited in the UFG Herbarium code number UFG-27159 and Ezechias Paulo Heringer Herbarium code number 21745-0, respectively. Part of the botanical material in both samples was prepared for microscopic analysis. The other one was air-dried, crushed to powder and used for phytochemical screening. The study has shown that P. pseudocaryophyllus leaves are hypostomatic, there are abundant unicellular trichomes in abaxial surface, there are secretory cavities with oily content and epidermal cells have thick wall. Tannins, phenolic compounds and flavonoids were detected in the phytochemical screening. The tannins had been quantified by different methods involving colorimetric and protein precipitation reactions, getting different results. This fact calls the attention for the necessity of specifying the method used together with the minimum tannins limit established. The results configure as important parameters for the quality control of the plant material and denote that the species in study take an important potential as herbal medicine that it deserves to be investigated in pharmacologic and toxicologic studies.

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                Journal
                rbfar
                Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia
                Rev. bras. farmacogn.
                Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia (Curitiba )
                1981-528X
                June 2008
                : 18
                : 2
                : 265-278
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade Estadual de Goiás Brazil
                [2 ] Universidade Federal de Goiás Brazil
                [3 ] Instituto de Ciências Biológicas Brasil
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                S0102-695X2008000200022
                10.1590/S0102-695X2008000200022
                f00283bc-0a73-47c2-b404-757f4615f755

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

                Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical medicine
                Quality control,morpho-anatomy,phytochemical screening,Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus,Controle de qualidade,morfo-anatomia,prospecção fitoquímica

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