EVALUATION OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF BANANA SEIVA (Musa sp) IN HEALING PROCESSES
Banana (musa sp), healing, tannins.
Healing can be understood as a set of processes that begin immediately after the occurrence of an injury, in a perfect and coordinated cascade of cellular, molecular and biochemical events that interact for the epithelial reconstitution to occur. In popular culture, various parts of banana are used for medicinal purposes associated with healing: fruit peels, leaves and fruit are used in the treatment of external wounds and stomach ulcers. Although the cicatrizant activity of banana extracts has been proven in several studies, the chemical composition of the banana sap is not clearly established; nor are the properties of this fraction of the plant investigated. The objective of this work is to evaluate the phenolic profile of banana sap and to investigate activities that may influence the cicatrization process, such as coagulant action and potential antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory action.