This unique volume draws on the rich culture, folklore and environment of medicinal plants in Ecuador, which includes the important rain forest region. This country has rich plant resources and a large diversity of plants. In particular, the Biotechnological Research Center of Ecuador, CIBE, is an important center of plant research and biodiversity. For more than 16 years, CIBE has been performing scientific research on plants and microorganisms with extensive focus on biodiversity, biotechnology, bioproducts, hytopathology, molecular biology, tissue culture and technology transfer. The Center has state-of-the-art infrastructure and technology and a great strength in human resources.
Author(s): Pablo Chong Aguirre, Migdalia Miranda Martínez, Patricia Manzano Santana
Series: Natural Products Chemistry of Global Plants
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 228
City: Boca Raton
Cover
Half Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Ecuador: An Introduction
Acknowledgments
Editor Biographies
List of Contributors
Part I Quality Control Considerations for South American Plants and Products
Chapter 1 Importance of Pharmacognosy Studies in the Quality Control of Herbal Drugs
Chapter 2 Application of DNA Barcodes to Medicinal Plants
Chapter 3 Pharmacological Studies as Essential Tools for the Scientific Validation of the Traditional Use of Herbal Drugs: Some Considerations
Part II Ecuadorian Plants with Antimicrobial Activity
Chapter 4 Novel List of Ecuadorian Flowers with Antimicrobial Activity
Chapter 5 Medicinal Plants Against Helicobacter pylori
Chapter 6 Andean Traditional Medicine plants: the Case of “Limpia” (Cleansing Ceremony)
Part III Important Plant Species of Ecuador
Chapter 7 Medicinal Plants and Epigenetic Mechanisms in Cancer
Chapter 8 Bursera graveolens (Palo Santo), Native Species of the Ecuadorian Dry Forest
Chapter 9 Pharmacognostic, Chemical and Pharmacological Studies of Corynaea crassa growing in Ecuador
Chapter 10 Smilax Species Used in Traditional Medicine of Ecuador. Chemical Composition and Pharmacological Properties
Chapter 11 Malva pseudolavatera Webb & Berthel
Chapter 12 Nutraceutical and Functional Properties of the Andean Grain Amaranthus caudatus L.
Chapter 13 Cinchona pubescens (Cascarilla), Native Species from the Andes Mountains of South America
Index
