RESINAS AMAZÔNICAS: propriedades, aplicações e sustentabilidade
RESINAS AMAZÔNICAS: propriedades, aplicações e sustentabilidade
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.135162517038
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Palavras-chave: Resinas naturais; Amazônia; Terpenos; Bioeconomia; Sustentabilidade
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Keywords: Natural resins; Amazon; Terpenes; Bioeconomy; Sustainability
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Abstract: Amazonian resins are natural substances of plant origin used by traditional forest communities as medicines, incense, adhesives, and repellents. This chapter presents a multidisciplinary approach to the physicochemical properties, traditional uses, technological applications, and sustainable perspectives of resins extracted from native species such as: Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) Marchand (white pitch), Copaifera spp. (copaiba), Croton lechleri Müll.Arg. (dragon's blood), Hymenaea courbaril L. (jatoba), and Brosimum parinarioides Ducke (amapá milk). The chemical diversity of these compounds, rich in terpenes, flavonoids, and alkaloids, gives them therapeutic and industrial potential. Low-impact extractive practices and the use of clean technologies prove to be economically viable without compromising the ecosystem. Thus, the resins stand out as pillars of the Amazonian bioeconomy, integrating environmental conservation, cultural valorization, and technological development. To guarantee their sustainable use, it is essential to strengthen public policies, ensure territorial rights, and invest in local productive chains based on socio-biodiversity.
- Jaciara Rodrigues Santos
- Antônia Millena de Oliveira Lima
- Ana Angélica Mathias MacÊdo