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=11

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=<p><italic>Anacardium</italic> plants have received increasing recognition due to its nutritional and biological properties. A number of secondary metabolites are present in its leaves, fruits, and other parts of the plant. Among the diverse <italic>Anacardium</italic> plants' bioactive effects, their antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer activities comprise those that have gained more attention. Thus, the present article aims to review the Anacardium plants' biological effects. A special emphasis is also given to their pharmacological and clinical efficacy, which may trigger further studies on their therapeutic properties with clinical trials.</p>