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dc.contributor.author | Schimpl, Flávia Camila | - |
dc.contributor.author | Silva, José Ferreira da | - |
dc.contributor.author | Gonçalves, José Francisco de Carvalho | - |
dc.contributor.author | Mazzafera, Paulo | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-15T21:49:24Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-06-15T21:49:24Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/17805 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Ethnopharmacological relevance Guarana (Paullinia cupana Kunth var. sorbilis (Mart.) Ducke) has been traditionally consumed by indigenous communities of the Amazon region. It is valued mainly for its stimulant property because of its high content of caffeine, which can be up to 6% in the seeds. Aim of the review The purpose of this review is to revisit this typically Brazilian plant, addressing economic considerations, the chemical makeup of the seeds and pharmacological properties so far investigated. Results Guarana is primarily produced in the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Bahia, and approximately 70% of the production is used by the industry of soft and energy drinks. The other 30% becomes guarana powder for direct consumption in capsules or dilution in water, or it serves as a raw material for the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. In addition to its stimulant property, guarana has other therapeutic properties, which have aroused the interest of the scientific community. Conclusion This review shows that other guarana properties may be explored and how scarce are the studies regarding agronomic, plant pathology, physiology and breeding. So far, caffeine has been the main reason to study guarana and still will lead the researches because the demand for this alkaloid by food and pharmaceutical industry, and a strongly growing market related with beauty products. However, guarana has other components and there is great interest in studies designed to elucidate the effects of guarana's bioactive components and their potential pharmacological applications. Significant part of the guarana production in Brazil still comes from Indians tribes in the Amazon State, and any improvement in this plant, in any aspect, may propitiate a positive economic impact in their lives. © 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | pt_BR |
dc.relation.ispartof | Volume 150, Número 1, Pags. 14-31 | pt_BR |
dc.rights | Restrito | * |
dc.subject | Caffeine | en |
dc.subject | Catechin | en |
dc.subject | Ephedra Sinica Extract | en |
dc.subject | Epicatechin | en |
dc.subject | Green Tea Extract | en |
dc.subject | Guarana Extract | en |
dc.subject | Ilex Paraguariensis Extract | en |
dc.subject | Plant Extract | en |
dc.subject | Proanthocyanidin | en |
dc.subject | Saponin | en |
dc.subject | Tannin Derivative | en |
dc.subject | Turnera Diffusa Extract | en |
dc.subject | Unclassified Drug | en |
dc.subject | Antibacterial Activity | en |
dc.subject | Antidepressant Activity | en |
dc.subject | Antineoplastic Activity | en |
dc.subject | Antioxidant Activity | en |
dc.subject | Antiproliferative Activity | en |
dc.subject | Beverage | en |
dc.subject | Biosynthesis | en |
dc.subject | Chemical Composition | en |
dc.subject | Chemoprophylaxis | en |
dc.subject | Cosmetic Industry | en |
dc.subject | Ethnopharmacology | en |
dc.subject | Food Intake | en |
dc.subject | Fruit | en |
dc.subject | Gene Sequence | en |
dc.subject | Genetic Variability | en |
dc.subject | Guarana | en |
dc.subject | Human | en |
dc.subject | Marketing | en |
dc.subject | Nonhuman | en |
dc.subject | Seed Plant | en |
dc.subject | Productivity | en |
dc.subject | Review | en |
dc.subject | Species Cultivation | en |
dc.subject | Tranquilizing Activity | en |
dc.subject | Weight Reduction | en |
dc.subject | Paullinia Cupana | en |
dc.subject | Sapindaceae | en |
dc.subject | Biodiversity | en |
dc.subject | Caffeine | en |
dc.subject | Pharmacology | en |
dc.subject | Sapindaceae | en |
dc.subject | Tannin | en |
dc.subject | Animal | en |
dc.subject | Caffeine | en |
dc.subject | Humans | en |
dc.subject | Paullinia | en |
dc.subject | Plant Extracts | en |
dc.subject | Seeds | en |
dc.title | Guarana: Revisiting a highly caffeinated plant from the Amazon | en |
dc.type | Artigo | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jep.2013.08.023 | - |
dc.publisher.journal | Journal of Ethnopharmacology | pt_BR |
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