Annona montana Macfad. [LB0037] |
Annonaceae |
Guanabana
|
Leaf |
Infusion/decoction |
Cancer |
(Duke and Vásquez, 1994Duke, J.A., Vásquez, R., 1994. Amazonian Ethnobotanical Dictionary, 1st ed. CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.; Barbalho et al., 2012Barbalho, S.M., de Alvares Goulart, R., Farinazzi-Machado, F.M.V., de Souza, M.S.S., dos Santos Bueno, P.C., Guiguer, É.L., Araújo, A.C., Groppo, M., 2012. Annona sp: plants with multiple applications as alternative medicine – a review. Curr. Bioact. Compd. 8, 277-286.) |
Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl. [LB0120] |
Lecythidaceae |
Castaña
|
Leaf |
Infusion/decoction |
Cancer |
(Duke et al., 2009Duke, J.A., Bogenschutz-Godwin, M.J., Ottesen, A.R., 2009. Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America, 1st ed. CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.) |
Bunchosia armeniaca (Cav.) DC. [LB0044] |
Malpighiaceae |
Ciruela (china)
|
Seed, pericarp |
Fruit eaten fresh or in processed form |
n/a
|
(Lim, 2012Lim, T.K., 2012. Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants: Fruits. Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands.) |
Genipa americana L. [LB0032] |
Rubiaceae |
Huito, Lana
|
Whole fruit |
Fruit eaten fresh or in processed form |
Cancer |
(Duke et al., 2009Duke, J.A., Bogenschutz-Godwin, M.J., Ottesen, A.R., 2009. Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America, 1st ed. CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.) |
Inga edulis Mart. [LB0013] |
Fabaceae |
Guaba
|
Leaf, pericarp, aril, seed |
Pulp eaten fresh or used for flavouring; leaves used as infusion |
Rheumatoid arthritis |
(Lim, 2012Lim, T.K., 2012. Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants: Fruits. Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands.) |
Mauritia flexuosa L. f. [LB0084] |
Arecaceae |
Aguaje
|
Exocarp, mesocarp |
Processed into juices |
Neurodegenerative diseases |
(Duke et al., 2009Duke, J.A., Bogenschutz-Godwin, M.J., Ottesen, A.R., 2009. Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America, 1st ed. CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.) |
Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh [LB0095] |
Myrtaceae |
Camu camu
|
Leaf, pericarp |
Processed into juices; leaves used as infusion |
Neurodegenerative diseases |
(Duke et al., 2009Duke, J.A., Bogenschutz-Godwin, M.J., Ottesen, A.R., 2009. Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America, 1st ed. CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.) |
Oenocarpus bataua Mart. [LB0123] |
Arecaceae |
Ungurahui
|
Exocarp + mesocarp |
Fruit eaten fresh or in processed form |
Cancer |
(Sosnowska and Balslev, 2009Sosnowska, J., Balslev, H., 2009. American palm ethnomedicine: a meta-analysis. J. Ethnobiol. Ethnomed. 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-4269-5-43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-4269-5-43...
) |
Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal [LB0046] |
Solanaceae |
Cocona
|
Whole fruit |
Fruit eaten fresh or cooked |
Diabetes |
(Duke and Vásquez, 1994Duke, J.A., Vásquez, R., 1994. Amazonian Ethnobotanical Dictionary, 1st ed. CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.; Lim, 2012Lim, T.K., 2012. Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants: Fruits. Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands.) |
Theobroma bicolor Humb. & Bonpl. [LB0073] |
Malvaceae |
Macambo
|
Pericarp, aril + seed |
Pulp is eaten fresh, seeds are consumed roasted |
Cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes |
(Lim, 2012Lim, T.K., 2012. Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants: Fruits. Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands.) |
Theobroma cacao L. [LB0016] |
Malvaceae |
Cacao
|
Leaf, pericarp, aril + seed |
Pulp is eaten fresh, seeds are consumed roasted; leaves used as infusion/decoction |
Cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes |
(Lim, 2012Lim, T.K., 2012. Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants: Fruits. Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands.) |
Theobroma grandiflorum (Willd. ex Spreng.) K.Schum. [LB0052] |
Malvaceae |
Copoazú
|
Leaf, pericarp, aril |
Pulp is eaten fresh, seeds are consumed roasted; leaves used as infusion/decoction |
Cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes |
(Lim, 2012Lim, T.K., 2012. Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants: Fruits. Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands.) |