dc.creatorSchimpl, Flávia Camila
dc.creatorda Silva, José Ferreira
dc.creatorGonçalves, José Francisco de Carvalho
dc.creatorMazzafera, Paulo
dc.date2013-Oct
dc.date2015-11-27T13:32:07Z
dc.date2015-11-27T13:32:07Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-29T01:18:24Z
dc.date.available2018-03-29T01:18:24Z
dc.identifierJournal Of Ethnopharmacology. v. 150, n. 1, p. 14-31, 2013-Oct.
dc.identifier1872-7573
dc.identifier10.1016/j.jep.2013.08.023
dc.identifierhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23981847
dc.identifierhttp://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/200794
dc.identifier23981847
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1301027
dc.descriptionGuarana (Paullinia cupana Kunth var. sorbilis (Mart.) Ducke) has been traditionally consumed by indigenous communities of the Amazon region. It is valued mainly for its stimulant property because of its high content of caffeine, which can be up to 6% in the seeds. The purpose of this review is to revisit this typically Brazilian plant, addressing economic considerations, the chemical makeup of the seeds and pharmacological properties so far investigated. Guarana is primarily produced in the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Bahia, and approximately 70% of the production is used by the industry of soft and energy drinks. The other 30% becomes guarana powder for direct consumption in capsules or dilution in water, or it serves as a raw material for the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. In addition to its stimulant property, guarana has other therapeutic properties, which have aroused the interest of the scientific community. This review shows that other guarana properties may be explored and how scarce are the studies regarding agronomic, plant pathology, physiology and breeding. So far, caffeine has been the main reason to study guarana and still will lead the researches because the demand for this alkaloid by food and pharmaceutical industry, and a strongly growing market related with beauty products. However, guarana has other components and there is great interest in studies designed to elucidate the effects of guarana's bioactive components and their potential pharmacological applications. Significant part of the guarana production in Brazil still comes from Indians tribes in the Amazon State, and any improvement in this plant, in any aspect, may propitiate a positive economic impact in their lives.
dc.description150
dc.description14-31
dc.languageeng
dc.relationJournal Of Ethnopharmacology
dc.relationJ Ethnopharmacol
dc.rightsfechado
dc.rights© 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.sourcePubMed
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.subjectCaffeine
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectPaullinia
dc.subjectPlant Extracts
dc.subjectSeeds
dc.subjectBiodiversity
dc.subjectCaffeine
dc.subjectPharmacology
dc.subjectSapindaceae
dc.subjectTannin
dc.titleGuarana: Revisiting A Highly Caffeinated Plant From The Amazon.
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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