Frontiers in Endocrinology (Jun 2020)

Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Anticancer Effects of Anacardium Plants: An Ethnopharmacological Perspective

  • Bahare Salehi,
  • Mine Gültekin-Özgüven,
  • Celale Kirkin,
  • Beraat Özçelik,
  • Beraat Özçelik,
  • Maria Flaviana Bezerra Morais-Braga,
  • Joara Nalyda Pereira Carneiro,
  • Camila Fonseca Bezerra,
  • Teresinha Gonçalves da Silva,
  • Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho,
  • Benabdallah Amina,
  • Lorene Armstrong,
  • Zeliha Selamoglu,
  • Mustafa Sevindik,
  • Zubaida Yousaf,
  • Javad Sharifi-Rad,
  • Ali Mahmoud Muddathir,
  • Hari Prasad Devkota,
  • Hari Prasad Devkota,
  • Miquel Martorell,
  • Miquel Martorell,
  • Arun Kumar Jugran,
  • William C. Cho,
  • Natália Martins,
  • Natália Martins

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2020.00295
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11

Abstract

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Anacardium plants have received increasing recognition due to its nutritional and biological properties. A number of secondary metabolites are present in its leaves, fruits, and other parts of the plant. Among the diverse Anacardium plants' bioactive effects, their antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer activities comprise those that have gained more attention. Thus, the present article aims to review the Anacardium plants' biological effects. A special emphasis is also given to their pharmacological and clinical efficacy, which may trigger further studies on their therapeutic properties with clinical trials.

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