Pharmacology and Phytochemistry of Ecuadorian Medicinal Plants: An Update and Perspectives

The use of plants as therapeutic agents is part of the traditional medicine that is practiced by many indigenous communities in Ecuador. The aim of this study was to update a review published in 2016 by including the studies that were carried out in the period 2016–July 2021 on about 120 Ecuadorian...

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Autores principales:	Chabaco Armijos, Jorge Ramírez, Melissa Salinas, Giovanni Vidari, Alírica I. Suárez
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	medicinal plants Ecuador traditional uses phytochemistry biological/pharmacological activities ethnobotany Medicine R Pharmacy and materia medica RS1-441
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5f6f312a53dd4ce29d395636ec35c4732021-11-25T18:39:41ZPharmacology and Phytochemistry of Ecuadorian Medicinal Plants: An Update and Perspectives10.3390/ph141111451424-8247https://doaj.org/article/5f6f312a53dd4ce29d395636ec35c4732021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/14/11/1145https://doaj.org/toc/1424-8247The use of plants as therapeutic agents is part of the traditional medicine that is practiced by many indigenous communities in Ecuador. The aim of this study was to update a review published in 2016 by including the studies that were carried out in the period 2016–July 2021 on about 120 Ecuadorian medicinal plants. Relevant data on raw extracts and isolated secondary metabolites were retrieved from different databases, resulting in 104 references. They included phytochemical and pharmacological studies on several non-volatile compounds, as well as the chemical composition of essential oils (EOs). The tested biological activities are also reported. The potential of Ecuadorian plants as sources of products for practical applications in different fields, as well the perspectives of future investigations, are discussed in the last part of the review.Chabaco ArmijosJorge RamírezMelissa SalinasGiovanni VidariAlírica I. SuárezMDPI AGarticlemedicinal plantsEcuadortraditional usesphytochemistrybiological/pharmacological activitiesethnobotanyMedicineRPharmacy and materia medicaRS1-441ENPharmaceuticals, Vol 14, Iss 1145, p 1145 (2021)
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spellingShingle	medicinal plants Ecuador traditional uses phytochemistry biological/pharmacological activities ethnobotany Medicine R Pharmacy and materia medica RS1-441 Chabaco Armijos Jorge Ramírez Melissa Salinas Giovanni Vidari Alírica I. Suárez Pharmacology and Phytochemistry of Ecuadorian Medicinal Plants: An Update and Perspectives
description	The use of plants as therapeutic agents is part of the traditional medicine that is practiced by many indigenous communities in Ecuador. The aim of this study was to update a review published in 2016 by including the studies that were carried out in the period 2016–July 2021 on about 120 Ecuadorian medicinal plants. Relevant data on raw extracts and isolated secondary metabolites were retrieved from different databases, resulting in 104 references. They included phytochemical and pharmacological studies on several non-volatile compounds, as well as the chemical composition of essential oils (EOs). The tested biological activities are also reported. The potential of Ecuadorian plants as sources of products for practical applications in different fields, as well the perspectives of future investigations, are discussed in the last part of the review.
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author	Chabaco Armijos Jorge Ramírez Melissa Salinas Giovanni Vidari Alírica I. Suárez
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title	Pharmacology and Phytochemistry of Ecuadorian Medicinal Plants: An Update and Perspectives
title_short	Pharmacology and Phytochemistry of Ecuadorian Medicinal Plants: An Update and Perspectives
title_full	Pharmacology and Phytochemistry of Ecuadorian Medicinal Plants: An Update and Perspectives
title_fullStr	Pharmacology and Phytochemistry of Ecuadorian Medicinal Plants: An Update and Perspectives
title_full_unstemmed	Pharmacology and Phytochemistry of Ecuadorian Medicinal Plants: An Update and Perspectives
title_sort	pharmacology and phytochemistry of ecuadorian medicinal plants: an update and perspectives
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Pharmacology and Phytochemistry of Ecuadorian Medicinal Plants: An Update and Perspectives

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