OS BENEFÍCIOS MEDICINAIS DA PRÓPOLIS VERDE (BACCHARIS DRACUNCULIFOLIA DC), UTILIZADA POPULARMENTE ATRAVÉS DE SUAS PROPRIEDADES ANTIINFLAMATÓRIA E ANTIBACTERIANA

Abstract

The green própolis (Baccharis dracunculifolia DC) is a substance of varying color and consistency collected by bees of the species Apis mellifera in numerous plants, taken from the shoots. Its chemical composition also has the ability to be varied, but it can unite above 200 different substances extracted from propolis itself, and with therapeutic qualities. What stands out as one of the best substances, removed from the shoots, is called flavonoids and phenolic acids, because they are attributed much of the biological activities found for propolis. Flavonoids and terpenoids, Baccharis dracunculifolia originates from the Brazilian cerrado and considered the main botanical source of green propolis. Propolis has aroused scientific interest in recent years, due to numerous biological properties, such as antimicrobial, antitumor, immunomodulatory, among others, as well as its potential for the development of therapeutic treatment.