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Brazilian ginseng - Suma
Brazilian ginseng - Suma in brief
Scientific name: Pfaffia glomerata (Spreng) Pedersen
Family: Amaranthaceae
Popular names: Brazilian ginseng(2, 3, 4), Fafia(10), Suma, Corango, Para-tudo(4)
Used parts: Roots
Botanical characteristics: Suma is a perennial wild plant that grows in South America, a shrubby ground vine with an intricate, deep, and extensive root system.
Habitat: Brazil
Chemical composition: glomeric acid, pfameric acid, ecdysterone, oleanolic acid, rubrosterone, b-glucopyranosyl, b-ecdisone and saponins.(1, 4, 9, 2)
Therapeutic indications: tonic(10), antihyperglycemicand(2), stimulant, for stress(7, 10) and analgesic-anti-inflammatory activity(11).
Dose: decoction with 5 g of suma root boiled in a liter of water; two cups of the decoction are generally taken daily. For powder: 1–2 g daily depending on body weight and health condition and this daily dosage is usually taken in two or three divided dosages throughout the day.
References:
1. SHIOBARA,Y., INOUE, S. A nortriterpenoid, triterpenoids and ecdysteroids from Pfaffia glomerata. Phytochemistry v 34, no 6, p. 1527-1530, 1993.
2. SANCHES, N. R. et al. Avaliação do potencial anti-glicemiante da Pfaffia glomerata (Spreng) Pedersen (Amaranthaceae). Acta Scientiarum. v 23, no 2, p. 265-648, 2001.
3. NICOLOSO, F. T. et al. Micropropagation of brasilian ginseng (Pfaffia glomerata (Spreng.) Pedersen). Revista brasileira de plantas medicinais. v 3 (2): 11-18, 2001
4. DE-PARIS, F. et al. Psychopharmacological screening of Pfaffia glomerata Spreng (Amaranthanceae) in rodents. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. New York, v 73, no 1-2, p. 261-269, 2000.
5. ALVES. N. R. et al. Efeitos biológicos da Pfaffia glomerata e da Pfaffia paniculata (Martius) Kuntze (Spreng) (Amaranthaceae). Acta Scientiarum. v 21, no 2, p. 249-352, 1999.
6. LORENZI, H. MATOS, A. F. J. Plantas medicinais no Brasil. R. R. São Paulo : Donnelley América Latina, 2002, 45-46 p.
7. Tropical plant database. Suma (Pfaffia paniculata) [on line]. Available at: http://www.rain-tree.com/suma.htm; 2003.
8. Natural pfaffia e pfaffiânico. Disponível em [http://www.netpar.com.Br/pkoga/pfaffia.htm]. Capturado em 08-15-2002.
9. NISHIMOTO, N.; SHIOBARA, Y. et al. Constituintes de espécies do gênero Pfaffia. XII Simpósio de plantas medicinais do Brasil. João Pessoa, 1990.
10. PANIZZA, S. Plantas que curam: cuide de sua saúde através da natureza. São Paulo : Hemus, 1995, 105 -106 p.
11. MAZZANTI, G. et al. Anti-inflammatory activity of Pfaffia paniculata (Martius) Kuntze and Pfaffia stenophylla (Sprengel) Stuchl. Pharmacological Research v 27, supplement 1, 1993.
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