Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus
| Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Pimenta |
| Species: | P. pseudocaryophyllus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus (Gomes) Landrum
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Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus, popularly known as cataia, craveiro or louro-cravo, is a species from the family Myrtaceae.
It is largely distributed in pantropical and subtropical regions, including Central America and South America.[1][2]
Chemical composition
[edit | edit source]It contains chavibetol and methyleugenol.[3]
Uses
[edit | edit source]Traditional medicine
[edit | edit source]It is a medicinal plant in traditional folk medicine. The leaves are used to prepare a refreshing drink known for its putative diuretic, sedative, and aphrodisiac actions.[4]
The population of Guaraqueçaba, in the state of Paraná, Brazil, uses an infusion of P. pseudocaryophyllus leaves in the form of tea to treat the predisposition to arthritical and gouty affections of the joints, fever and other diseases.[5] Studies about P. pseudocaryophyllus describe its extracts as having anxiolytic and sedative action[6] and antioxidant activity.[7][non-primary source needed]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Fajemiroye, J. O. (2012). Central activities of pimenta pseudocaryophyllus (gomes) L.R. landrum. Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 2(1), 118-122.
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