Maytenus robusta

Maytenus robusta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Maytenus
Species:	M. robusta
Binomial name
	Maytenus robusta; Reissek

Maytenus robusta,^[1] known in Brazil as cafezinho do mato or coração de bugre, is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is endemic to Brazil.

Maytenus robusta is used in folk medicine to treat gastric ulcers.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ "Maytenus robusta Reissek — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
^ A. Balbach A flora nacional na medicina doméstica Vida Plena, 2 (1980), p. 34
^ S.C. Cunha Ação farmacológica da espinheira-santa: usos e precauções Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras (2003), p. 100
^ Niero, Rivaldo; Faloni de Andrade, Sergio; Cechinel Filho, Valdir (1 June 2011). "A Review of the Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Plants of the Maytenus Genus". Current Pharmaceutical Design. 17 (18): 1851–1871. doi:10.2174/138161211796391029. PMID 21554223.

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[1] "Maytenus robusta Reissek — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2020-06-22.

[2] A. Balbach A flora nacional na medicina doméstica Vida Plena, 2 (1980), p. 34

[3] S.C. Cunha Ação farmacológica da espinheira-santa: usos e precauções Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras (2003), p. 100

[4] Niero, Rivaldo; Faloni de Andrade, Sergio; Cechinel Filho, Valdir (1 June 2011). "A Review of the Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Plants of the Maytenus Genus". Current Pharmaceutical Design. 17 (18): 1851–1871. doi:10.2174/138161211796391029. PMID 21554223.

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