Ethnobotany in the search for vasoactive herbal medicines.
J Ethnopharmacol
; 66(2): 159-65, 1999 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10433472
ABSTRACT
Plant samples derived from ethno-directed and random collections were screened to determine their effect on pre-contracted rat aortic tissue. Of the 31 ethno-directed species, four were found to be potent relaxants of vascular smooth muscle. The vasoactive species were Chamguava gentlei, Alseis yucatanensis, Licaria peckii and Nectandra salicifolia. None of the 32 randomly collected samples produced a relaxation response. These data support the hypothesis that ethno-directed collection is a more efficient means of drug discovery than random plant screens.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Therapeutic Methods and Therapies TCIM:
Terapias_biologicas
Main subject:
Plants, Medicinal
/
Cardiovascular Agents
/
Ethnobotany
Language:
En
Journal:
J Ethnopharmacol
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States