Mururé (Brosimum acutifolium Huber) in the treatment of syphilis in colonial Amazonia: historical data to the actual contribution to treatment

ABSTRACT Historical ethnobotanical studies of medicinal plants reveal important information about traditional practices of human groups and influence current understanding of the use of plants. The present article describes the ethnopharmacology of mururé (Brosimum acutifolium) since the XVIII centu...

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Main Authors: Erika Fernanda de Matos Vieira, Flávia Cristina Araújo Lucas, Maria da Graça Ribeiro Campos, Carolina Mesquita Germano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062019000200183&lng=en&tlng=en