کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5840137 | 1124004 | 2011 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Aim of the studyIn order to evaluate the antimalarial potential of traditional remedies used in Peru, Indigenous and Mestizo populations from the river Nanay in Loreto were interviewed about traditional medication for the treatment of malaria.Materials and methodsThe survey took place on six villages and led to the collection of 59 plants. 35 hydro-alcoholic extractions were performed on the 21 most cited plants. The extracts were then tested for antiplasmodial activity in vitro on Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistant strain (FCR-3), and ferriprotoporphyrin inhibition test was also performed in order to assume pharmacological properties.ResultsExtracts from 9 plants on twenty-one tested (Abuta rufescens, Ayapana lanceolata, Capsiandra angustifolia, Citrus limon, Citrus paradise, Minquartia guianensis, Potalia resinÃfera, Scoparia dulcis, and Physalis angulata) displayed an interesting antiplasmodial activity (IC50 < 10 μg/ml) and 16 remedies were active on the ferriprotoporphyrin inhibition test.ConclusionsThe results give scientific validation to the traditional medical knowledge of the Amerindian and Mestizo populations from Loreto and exhibit a source of potentially active plants.
Location of study area in North Amazonian Peru in order to evaluate the antimalarial potential of traditional remedies.197
Journal: Journal of Ethnopharmacology - Volume 133, Issue 2, 27 January 2011, Pages 917-921