Medicinal plants with potential antihypertensive properties: emphasis on natural products from the Brazilian Cerrado

ABSTRACT Arterial hypertension is a worldwide public health problem and the search for new medicines one of biggest challenges treatment this pathology. Secondary metabolites plants exhibit pharmacological properties great phyto therapeutic interest. Cerrado largest biomes in Brazil research with as resources growing Our objective was to compile data regarding that already have some their active compounds described may potentially be used treat arterial hypertension. We concluded flavonoids, tannins, steroids saponins important low blood pressure. Thus, species from Brazilian such pau-paraíba (Simarouba versicolor), pau-santo (Kielmeyera coriacea), abiu-do-cerrado (Pouteria torta), guarandi (Calophyllum brasiliense), bacaba (Oenocarpus bacaba), puçá-amarelo (Mouriri elliptica), fava-de-anta (Dimorphandramollis), murici (Byrsonima crassifolia) cereja-do-cerrado (Eugenia calycina) are strong candidates future herbal studies field.