Medicinal Properties of the Bowdichia virgilioides Kunth: An Evidence-Based Review

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Bowdichia virgilioides Kunth (Fabaceae) is a medicinal plant from South America popularly known as “sucupira-preta”. Parts of this plant are used in traditional medicine to treat various diseases, especially inflammation and diabetes. Phytochemical analysis of extracts obtained from B. virgilioides showed a wide variety of bioactive compounds, such as anthocyanins, alkaloids, terpenoids, essential oils, condensed tannins, saponins and steroids. In vivo and in vitro studies have corroborated the popular use of this plant, in addition to elucidating the action of some of its isolated compounds.