Pracaxi ,
Paracaxi , Pracachi , have you heard of this fruit ?
Some large
companies already uses in some of their cosmetic products . check this news "
http://amazonia.org.br/2012/11/lor % C3 % A9al - expands - search - of - inputs
- of - flora - Brazilian / " .
I know this
specimen since the time of my grandmother, in my childhood , in the Amazon
forest . She removed the oil to apply in erysipelas , technical name ,
streptococcal lymphangitis , wounds caused by the Arrias (flat fish) stings and
poisonous critters, in pregnant women to prevent stretch marks , a true miracle . The
pracaxizeiro , Pentaclethra filamentous , already mentioned in the novel "
Land of Icamiaba " by Abguar Bastos , 1934 Scythian the specimen as
follows: . " Chameleon only fight near a pracaxizeiro Because the bark of
the tree , chewed by animals , is a miracle that dries wounds , dating back to
strength, dexterity and blows immortalizes the animal at incredible
invulnerability , which always wins . " This specimen existed in large
quantities across the mouth of the Amazon river, however is an impressive
specimen. Wood does not need to burn dry, excellent for boilers , this meant
that the specimen was almost extinct in the mouths of the rivers that compose
the bays that form the mouth of the Amazon River and part of Guajarina zone
Another blow was the intensification of planting acai earlier this century.
Created a legend that the pracaxizeiro " took the power of the acai berry
" , Euterpe oleracea , and should be sacrificed for the açaizeiro produced
quickly , however experience has shown that the practice of leaving only açaí
palms on the floodplain was a big nonsense . With successful experiences in
association with specimens acai some associations and cooperatives began
planting native specimens of the floodplain. The Correntão in Igarapé Miri - PA
. Cooperative, with the help of UFPA built a vivarium to repopulate areas of
floodplain with native specimens that had been sacrificed, practices that
increased the productivity of plantations of açaí. The consequence of the lack
of knowledge about the specimen, resulted in the decrease of specimens, made
today hard to find large amounts of pracaxizeiros, we can only find them in
distant places with difficult access.
The use in
cosmetics and drugs can be an alternative to prevent the extinction of this
specimen, besides generating income for forest people, and currency for Brazil.
I think however that large cosmetic industries use oil and extract of pracaxi in
a timid way. Today there are already published works on the specimen by some
universities , work characterization of oil that generate international
publications such as , " Characterization of Pentaclethra macroloba oil
" authors Marina Nidia Ferreira dos Santos Costa , Marcos Antônio Muniz
Pena , Charles Alberto Brito negrão , Emmerson Carlos Ferreira da Costa , and
others, from the Federal University of Pará, but I do not know any work that
lead to conclusive results of the traditional properties of this oil . This oil,
today applied to hair products such as shampoos, conditioners and hair masks,
has been doing a great success; however it is an attitude of small cosmetic manufacturers,
coming daring and developing formulations that are widely accepted by users.
The pracaxi oil, used in hair care products, in amounts ranging 3-5 % , make
the scalp fortified , reduce hair loss and makes the hair shiny and full of
life. In the form of massage candles where are introduced 20 % of this oil, the
results have been encouraging. In the form of crude oil, has analgesic, anti -
inflammatory and healing activities , can be applied directly to the skin
against stretch marks , erysipelas , stains , burns , nothing that my
grandmother did not know , however we need research to show what makes
difference in this oil , which reveals to the world that acts as broadly and
differently , so we can create concepts of broader application in cosmetic and
pharmaceutical industry , so we generate knowledge , income and consequently
preservation. The Amazonoil a company that produces virgin vegetal oil on a
large scale, is making partnering with cosmetics manufacturers , leading to the
expansion of concepts and increase sales of oil in the domestic and
international market , Continental Amazonia Cosmetique ,
www.amazoniacosmetique.com . br launched a line of pracaxi making this a great
success . Grieving the introduction of this oil in the pharmaceutical and
cosmetic market as a way of valuing the specimen more than 20 years , I am
passionate specimen, we need many years to understand it as a whole , however
the release of high quality products produced by Continental Amazon Cosmetique
is a victory for the acceptance of the products in the market that led to the
popularization of the specimen , the default of large corporations that use in
symbolic amounts , more like a form of marketing , to use the name Amazon ,
without bringing great advantages for forest peoples . Congratulations to small
manufacturers, who boldly and perseverance generate hope for the forest and the
people who live there.
