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Title: On the possible chemical justification of the ethnobotanical use of hyptis obtusiflora in amazonian Ecuador
Authors: Luzuriaga-Quichimbo C.
Blanco-Salas J.
Cerón Martínez C.
Stankovic, Milan
Ruiz Téllez, Trinidad
Issue Date: 2018
Abstract: © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. In rural areas of Latin America, Hyptis infusions are very popular. Hyptis obtusiflora extends from Mexico throughout Central America to Bolivia and Peru. It has added value in Ecuador where it has been used by different ethnic groups. We aimed to learn about the traditional knowledge of ancient Kichwa cultures about this plant, and to contrast this knowledge with the published information organized in occidental databases. We proposed to use traditional knowledge as a source of innovation for social development. Our specific objectives were to catalogue the uses of H. obtusiflora in the community, to prospect on the bibliography on a possible chemical justification for its medicinal use, to propose new products for development, and to give arguments for biodiversity conservation. An ethnobotanical survey was made and a Prisma 2009 Flow Diagram was then followed for scientific validation. We rescued data that are novel contributions for the ethnobotany at the national level. The catalogued main activity of anti-inflammation can be related to the terpene composition and the inhibition of xanthine oxidase. This opens the possibility of researching the extract of this plant as an alternative to allopurinol or uricosuric drugs. This is a concrete example of an argument for biodiversity conservation.
URI: https://scidar.kg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/8488
Type: article
DOI: 10.3390/plants7040104
SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-85060238642
Appears in Collections:Faculty of Science, Kragujevac

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