Antiviral Plants from Marajó Island, Brazilian Amazon: A Narrative Review
Paulo Wender P. Gomes,
Luiza Martins,
Emilli Gomes,
Abraão Muribeca,
Sônia Pamplona,
Andrea Komesu,
Carissa Bichara,
Mahendra Rai,
Consuelo Silva,
Milton Silva
Affiliations
Paulo Wender P. Gomes
Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92122, USA
Luiza Martins
Institute of Animal Health and Production (ISPA), Federal Rural University of Amazonia (UFRA), Av. Presidente Tancredo Neves No. 2501, Terra Firme, Belem 66077-830, Brazil
Emilli Gomes
Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nutrition (FANUT), Federal University of Pará (UFPA), R. Augusto Corrêa, 01, Guamá, Belem 66075-110, Brazil
Abraão Muribeca
Laboratory of Liquid Chromatography (Labcrol), Institute of Exact and Natural Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66075-110, Brazil
Sônia Pamplona
Laboratory of Liquid Chromatography (Labcrol), Institute of Exact and Natural Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66075-110, Brazil
Andrea Komesu
Department of Marine Sciences (DCMar), Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), R. Carvalho de Mendonça, 144, Encruzilhada, Santos 11070-100, Brazil
Carissa Bichara
Laboratory of Liquid Chromatography (Labcrol), Institute of Exact and Natural Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66075-110, Brazil
Mahendra Rai
Biotechnology Department, SGB Amravati University, Amravati 444 602, India
Consuelo Silva
Laboratory of Liquid Chromatography (Labcrol), Institute of Exact and Natural Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66075-110, Brazil
Milton Silva
Laboratory of Liquid Chromatography (Labcrol), Institute of Exact and Natural Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66075-110, Brazil
Diseases caused by viruses are a global threat, resulting in serious medical and social problems for humanity. They are the main contributors to many minor and major outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics worldwide. Over the years, medicinal plants have been used as a complementary treatment in a range of diseases. In this sense, this review addresses promising antiviral plants from Marajó island, a part of the Amazon region, which is known to present a very wide biodiversity of medicinal plants. The present review has been limited to articles and abstracts available in Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct, Scielo, PubMed, and Google Scholar, as well as the patent offices in Brazil (INPI), United States (USPTO), Europe (EPO) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). As a result, some plants from Marajó island were reported to have actions against HIV-1,2, HSV-1,2, SARS-CoV-2, HAV and HBV, Poliovirus, and influenza. Our major conclusion is that plants of the Marajó region show promising perspectives regarding pharmacological potential in combatting future viral diseases.
