Phytochemical analysis of peruvian medicinal plants
2009; Antenor Orrego Private University; Volume: 16; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2413-3299
AutoresRainer W. Bussmann, Ashley Glenn, Karen Meyer, Alyse Rothrock, Andrew Townesmith, Douglas Sharon, Myra Castro, Rosalie Cárdenas, Samuel G. Regalado, Rigoberto Del Toro, Gabriel Chait, Gonzalo Malca, F. R. Pérez,
Tópico(s)Botanical Research and Chemistry
ResumoAbstract This study reports on the chemical compound composition of 78 species of plants traditionally used as medicines on the Northcoast of Peru. This first assay serves as a baseline for more in-depth studies on plant compound composition and serves as back groundto understand and better apply bio-assays results. Key words: Phyto-chemical analysis, medicinal plants, northern Peru. Resumen Este estudio reporta sobre la composicion de compuestos quimicos en 78 plantas tradicionalmente usadas como medicina en laregion de costa norte de Peru. Este ensayo preliminar sirve como base para estudios mas avanzados sobre composicion quimica deplantas medicinales, y tambien como fondo para entender y mejorar bio-ensayos. Palabras clave: Analisis fitoquimico, plantas medicinales, norte del Peru. Introduction The Minority Health International Research TrainingProgram (MHIRT) conducted in cooperation betweenUniversidad Antenor Orrego and Clinica Anticona inTrujillo, Peru and San Diego State University, Universityof California Berkeley and Missouri Botanical garden inthe US, began in the summer of 2005 to explore thebioactivity of medicinal plant species documentedpreviously. Very few studies conducted bioassays onAndean medicinal plants (Neto
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