Chiricaspi (Brunfelsia grandiflora, Solanaceae), a Pharmacologically Promising Plant

This study’s objective was to evaluate the rescued traditional knowledge about the chiricaspi (Brunfelsia grandiflora s.l.), obtained in an isolated Canelo-Kichwa Amazonian community in the Pastaza province (Ecuador). This approach demonstrates well the value of biodiversity conservation in an endan...

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Autores principales: Luzuriaga-Quichimbo, Carmen X., Hernández del Barco, Míriam, Blanco-Salas, José, Cerón-Martínez, Carlos E., Ruiz-Téllez, Trinidad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6161290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30126172
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants7030067
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Sumario:This study’s objective was to evaluate the rescued traditional knowledge about the chiricaspi (Brunfelsia grandiflora s.l.), obtained in an isolated Canelo-Kichwa Amazonian community in the Pastaza province (Ecuador). This approach demonstrates well the value of biodiversity conservation in an endangered ecoregion. The authors describe the ancestral practices that remain in force today. They validated them through bibliographic revisions in data megabases, which presented activity and chemical components. The authors also propose possible routes for the development of new bioproducts based on the plant. In silico research about new drug design based on traditional knowledge about this species can produce significant progress in specific areas of childbirth, anesthesiology, and neurology.