Medicinal Plants of Ecuador

ISBN-13: 9781032003986 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 176 str.

Opis

This volume describes the rich chemistry, pharmacological nature and complexity of a selection of natural products from Ecuador and their respective biosynthetic building blocks.

Spis treści

Medicinal plant and biological resources of Ecuador; availability, sustainability and distribution; Importance of genetic studies in the characterization of plant species; Pre-clinical pharmacology of select Ecuadorian plants and their role in the validation of medicinal uses of medicinal plants; Regulatory aspects of traditional medicines and commercial products; Pharmacognosy studies of select medicinal plants; Main research and knowledge on Ecuadorian medicinal plants; Mashua; a native plant of the Andes area and its medicinal uses; Pharmacognostic, chemical and pharmacological studies of Corynaea crassa growing in Ecuador; Chuquiragua Josuei; Pharmacognosy chemical and pharmacological studies; Uses and properties of Psidium species that grow on the Ecuadorian coast; Mimusops coriácea; Characteristics, chemical composition and pharmacological properties of its fruits; Smilax species used in traditional medicine of Ecuador. Chemical Composition and Pharmacological Properties; Medicinal plants and epigenetic mechanisms in cancer; Medicinal plants for H. pylori treatment; Bioactive compounds identified in the flavors of the flower of tagua, Phytelephas aequatorialis; Importance of the use of Tagua residues; Native Plants of Ecuador with antimicrobial properties; Ethnobotany, Pharmacognosy and Phytochemical studies in medicinal plants from Southern Ecuador; Ecuadorian plant essential oils; extraction processes and uses; Medicinal plants from the Galapagos Island; Use and properties of the Jamaica flower in Ecuador