Uma análise sistemática baseada em artigos científicos sobre os benefícios à saúde da Anacardium occidentale (Cajueiro).

Abstract

Through different ways, human beings developed the ability to survive the environment and one of them was learning from their ancestors about the use of natural sources to cure their diseases. Anacardium occidentale is a plant of the genus Anacardeaceae, with great density in Brazil and known for its great biological power. This plant also has excellent antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antitumor properties. From this, it was necessary to systematically quantify the studies on the subject in the Web of Science, Pubmed and Scielo databases in the last 10 years against pre-established criteria, presenting as a result numerous studies that prove the effectiveness of the health benefits promoted by plant species.