PROPRIEDADES FÍSICO-QUÍMICAS E FITOQUÍMICAS DA ALOE VERA (Aloe barbadensis) E DA SUCUPIRA (Pterodon pubescens Benth) E APLICAÇÕES TERAPÊUTICAS

Abstract

Medicinal plants are any species of plants used for some healing or therapeutic purpose in human populations for thousands of years, according to archaeological and historical research based on records that have survived over millennia, commonly called folk medicine. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that around 80% of the world's population uses medicines or remedies produced from herbal medicines. The general objective of the work was to identify and present studies on the properties of Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis) and sucupira (Pterodon pubescens Benth) present in specialized literature. This is a descriptive and qualitative bibliographical research based on journal articles, master's theses, books and doctoral theses that identify and discuss some of the reported pharmacological effects of both aloe vera and sucupira in light of the scientific evidence already published. The conclusions of the work are that popular or traditional medicine is a practice spread throughout the world for millennia and used by a significant part of the population in different countries, mainly by those considered to be developing, which is related to the incipient or limited supply of their health services from their governments. The work also shows that Aloe vera has already proven its potential in the treatment of diseases due to its anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, healing and immunomodulatory action. Regarding sucupira, the study points out that its isolated substances have analgesic, anti-edematous/anti-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory effects, as well as angiogenic and healing effects.