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

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

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Endocrinology

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2020

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/endocrinology/articles/10.3389/fendo.2020.00295

DOI=10.3389/fendo.2020.00295

ISSN=1664-2392

ABSTRACT=Anacardium plants are widely recognized for its nutritional and biotechnological attributes, but their bioactive effects have received a raising attention. Various beneficial secondary metabolites are present in its leaves, fruits and other plant parts, and multiple evidences have supported their uses for nutraceutical or therapeutic purposes. Among the various Anacardium plants’ bioactive effects, their antioxidant, antimicrobial and anticancer activities comprise those that have gained a higher visibility. Thus, the present review aims to provide an overview on Anacardium plants bioactive effects, specifically addressing their antioxidant, antimicrobial and anticancer effects. A special emphasis is also given to their pharmacological and clinical efficacy, towards to trigger more in-depth studies to investigate their therapeutic properties using well-designed clinical trials.