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MEDICINAL USES OF SPECIES FROM MYRTACEAE AND MELASTOMATACEAE FAMILIES IN BRAZIL

ABSTRACT

Species of Myrtaceae and Melastomataceae families are typical of many Brazilian biomes with their floristic richness and diversity. Many plants of these families have been employed for medicinal purposes by Brazilian’s population. A survey was performed to find out the medicinal uses of these species in Brazil. The Myrtaceae family have a great number of species employed in several diseases, specially gastrointestinal disorders and infectious diseases. Melastomataceae have a medicinal flora poorly known.

Key words
: Myrtaceae; Melastomataceae; ethnomedicine

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