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Phytomedicinal potential of tropical cloudforest plants from Monteverde, Costa Rica

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dc.creatorSetzer, Mary C.
dc.creatorMoriarity, Debra M.
dc.creatorLawton, Robert O.
dc.creatorSetzer, William N.
dc.creatorGentry, Glenn A.
dc.creatorHaber, William A.
dc.date2014-09-22
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-03T15:28:21Z
dc.date.available2016-05-03T15:28:21Z
dc.descriptionA pharmacological survey of plants from Monteverde, Costa Rica, including 165 species representing 61 families has been carried out. Crude plant extracts have been tested for in-vitro bactericidal and fungicidal activity as well as cytotoxic and anti-herpes activity. Of these, 123 extracts exhibited notable cytotoxicity, 62 showed antibacterial activity, 4 showed antifungal activity, and 8 showed promising antiviral activity. Thus, 101 of the plant species examined in this work, or 62%, showed marked bioactivity in one or more bioassays. These results underscore the phytomedicinal potential of Neotropical cloud forests.en-US
dc.descriptionSe realizó un análisis farmacológico de plantas de Monteverde, Costa Rica, que incluye 165 especies representantes de 61 familias. Se probó in-vitro la actividad bactericida y fungicida, así como la actividad citotóxica y anti-herpes de extractos crudos de plantas. De estos, 123 extractos exhibieron una notable citotoxicidad, 62 mostraron actividad antibacterial, 4 presentaron actividad antihongos, y 8 mostraron una promisoria actividad antiviral. Así, de las 101 especies de plantas examinadas en este trabajo, 62% presentaron una marcada actividad biológica en uno o más de los bioensayos. Estos resultados subrayan el potencial fitomédico de los bosques nubosos Neotropicales.es
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dc.identifierhttp://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/15834
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10669/26394
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversidad de Costa Ricaen
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2014 International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservationen
dc.sourceRevista de Biología Tropical/International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation; Vol. 51 (3-4) December 2003; 647-674en
dc.sourceRevista de Biología Tropical/International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation; Vol. 51 (3-4) December 2003; 647-674es
dc.sourceRevista Biología Tropical; Vol. 51 (3-4) December 2003; 647-674pt-PT
dc.source2215-2075
dc.source0034-7744
dc.subjectantibacterial activityen
dc.subjectantifungal activityen
dc.subjectantiherpes activityen
dc.subjectcytotoxic activityen
dc.subjectmonteverde cloud forest preserveen
dc.subjectCosta Ricaen
dc.titlePhytomedicinal potential of tropical cloudforest plants from Monteverde, Costa Ricaen
dc.titlePhytomedicinal potential of tropical cloudforest plants from Monteverde, Costa Ricaes
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