Maytenus macrocarpa (Celastraceae) is a tree native to Amazonia. Its roots, leaves, bark, and combinations of these are used in traditional medicine mainly to treat rheumatism and, to a lesser extent, to heal wounds and to combat bronchitis and diarrhea. To date, mainly triterpenes and dihydro-β-agarofuran sesquiterpenes were isolated from M. macrocarpa. Extracts and selected pure compounds isolated from the leaves, roots, and stem bark showed antibacterial, antiviral, antiparasitic, anti-inflammatory, and cytotoxic activities in vitro. The aim of this review is to summarize the available ethnobotanical, phytochemical, and pharmacological information about this traditional Amazonian medicinal tree, as well as to attract the attention of phytochemists and pharmacognosists to this potentially interesting source of ethnopharmaceuticals.

• Klíčová slova
• Maytenus macrocarpa, dihydro-β-agarofuran sesquiterpene, folk medicine, rheumatism, triterpene,
• MeSH
• antibakteriální látky chemie   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• antivirové látky chemie   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• hojení ran účinky léků   MeSH
• kořeny rostlin chemie   MeSH
• kůra rostlin chemie   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• listy rostlin chemie   MeSH
• Maytenus chemie   MeSH
• revmatické nemoci farmakoterapie   patologie   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH
• Názvy látek
• antibakteriální látky MeSH
• antivirové látky MeSH