Abstract
Survey have proven the popular Canellaceae family use to treat various diseases such as: muscular pains, infections, stomatitis, anti-malaric, healing, among others. The main use of these species is in the extracts form and essential oils extracted from the leaves and stem. Highlighting the importance of this family on the pharmacological point of view and the fact that few studies in the literature have reported the characterization of the essential oils compounds and their respective biological activities. The objective of this study was to carry out a systematic review of previous studies on essential oils of the Canellaceae family species and their biological activities. The databases Scopus, Web of Science and PubMed were used for the search and a bibliographical manager was used. A total of 143 files were analyzed, of which 21 presented the phytochemical analysis and / or essential oils biological activities of these species. Few species have been studied so far, such as Canella winterana, Cinnamosma fragans, Cinnamosma madagascariensis, Cinnamodendron dinisii. It can be observed that the major constituents for these species essential oils were: 1,8-cineol, linalool, limonene, alpha and beta-pinene. And that the main proven activities were: antibiotic, antifungal, insecticide, larvicide, trypanocidal, cytotoxic, molluscicide, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory and anticonvulcionate. From this literature review, it was possible to identify species that have not yet started studies and possible activities of their essential oils, mainly due to the almost homogeneous presence of the major constituents, making possible new research as well as projects and programs.
Highlights
Essential oils are chemically complex products originated through the secondary metabolism of plants and responsible for activities that increase the plants resistance to the environment
Of the 143 analyzed works, 21 were chosen because they comprised on the theme: phytochemistry of the essential oils of the Canellaceae family
The drimane sesquiterpenes are a class of saturated hydrocarbons that derive from sesquiterpene alcohol drimenol and present bactericidal, antifungal activities, plant growth modulator, cytotoxic, phytotoxic and pesticidal effect [30]
Summary
Essential oils are chemically complex products originated through the secondary metabolism of plants and responsible for activities that increase the plants resistance to the environment. They can be extracted from various aromatic plants and are Horizon e-Publishing Group usually present in all plant organs, varying their content and composition according to some factors such as: the organ, collection time and place, species, among others. 21 currently accepted species [5]; they are trees and rarely shrubs, aromatic and most often with the cinnamon smell [6] They are native of Tropical America, Africa and Madagascar and characterized by the presence of secretory structures in their leaves and wood [6, 7]
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