REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA SOBRE PANC NO BRASIL: ASPECTOS NUTRICIONAIS E MEDICINAIS

Abstract

Unconventional food plants (PANC) play an important role in scientific research, as well as in medicine and popular culture, specifically for local cuisine, preserving the knowledge and practices of the native people, who were the first to use these plants. The study of these species provides an increase in knowledge about their chemical and nutritional properties and their therapeutic applications. This study aimed to carry out a systematic review using articles that discussed the nutritional value and medicinal potential of PANCs in Brazil published between 2010 and 2020. After screening, based on inclusion and exclusion factors, 26 papers were selected. national origin for analysis, found in the electronic libraries of Google Scholar, Scielo, Academia Edu, Research, Pubmed and Science Direct. The articles showed a wide use of the PANC in different regions in Brazil, as well as an increase in the interest of researchers on the subject during the study period, considering its contribution to sustainability, reducing the environmental impact, as well as insecurity food according to its nutritional and medicinal potential, which contributes to human health.