Avaliação cicatricial e antimicrobiana de extratos de Caesalpinia ferrea, Sideroxylon obtusifolium e Croton sonderíanus.

Abstract

The phytotherapycs represent new alternatives on the search of better medicines for the population, this type of therapy is favoured by the supply of species in nature, the Caatinga biome presents a broad and native flora with little-known medical potential. This work had as objective to evaluate the scarring activity in vitro and antimicrobial activity in vitro of extracts of Caesalpinia ferrea (jucá), Sideroxylon obtusifolium (quixabeira) and Croton sonderíanus (marmeleiro). Was observed an satisfactory scarring effect with jucá and quixabeira. In relation to the antimicrobial test, the jucá, quixabeira and marmeleiro presented excellent action.