COSTA, É. C. S.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4928025819254104; COSTA, Érick Caique Santos
Resumen:
The use of medicinal plants for therapeutic purposes is one of the remotest practices of
civilization and currently in various regions of the world, the use of drugs and bioactive
compounds from plants is still highly important. The Mapirunga is a plant used by the Paraiba
Curimatau population for medicinal purposes, specifically as anti-inflammatory agent and has
peculiar characteristics as the release of a characteristic odor similar to expelled by tacaca
(Conepatus semistriatus). Thus, this study aimed to investigate in the botanical and
phytochemical the Mapirunga aspects and evaluate the anti-inflammatory activities and
larvicidal this species. Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of Aqueous Extract of
Mapirunga Sheets (EAFM) was performed using the formalin test. The larvicidal activity
against Aedes aegypti larvae was performed by the method recommended by the World
Health Organization. Literature was used for botanical research and Gas Chromatography
Coupled to Mass Spectrometry for the chemical analysis of the essential oil from the leaves.
The Mapirunga showed morphological features similar to that of filotaxonomicas and
Cordias, the family Boraginaceae, and demonstrated anti-inflammatory activity probably due
to the presence of sesquiterpenes. However, showed no larvicidal activity, although some
constituents have this property. The need for future studies to the exploitation is highly
cogent, given the broad applicability of its secondary metabolites.