Brazilian Journals Publicações de Periódicos e Editora Ltda.
Abstract
Dysphania ambrosioides (Amaranthaceae), popularly known as "mastruz" in Brazil, it is a medicinal plant traditionally used in herbal medicines for treatment of diseases in various regions of the world. This study aimed to review the pharmacological properties of D. ambrosoides leaves. D. ambrosioides is a promising ethnomedicinal plant and its leaves are a source of bioactive compounds, and biological potential such anti-inflammatory, gastroprotective, hypotensive, anti-arthritic, antiparasitic, antioxidant, antitumor, and antifertility effect. Recent studies evidence, still, the action of this plant on wound healing and bone metabolism, observing promising results as a bone graft
