Antiinflammatory and antioxidant activity of plants used in traditional medicine in Ecuador

被引:102
作者
de las Heras, B
Slowing, K
Benedí, J
Carretero, E
Ortega, T
Toledo, C
Bermejo, P
Iglesias, I
Abad, MJ
Gómez-Serranillos, P
Liso, PA
Villar, A [1 ]
Chiriboga, X
机构
[1] Univ Complutense Madrid, Fac Farm, Dept Farmacol, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
[2] Univ Cent, Fac Ciencias Quim, Escuela Bioquim & Farm, Quito, Ecuador
关键词
antiinflammatory activity; radical scavenger; lipid peroxidation; traditional medicine; Ecuadorian plants;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00029-4
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
Ethanolic extracts from 15 plant species, representing eight different families, used in traditional medicine in Ecuador were evaluated for antiinflammatory and antioxidant activities. Conyza floribunda, Eupatorium articulatum, Bonafousia longituba, Bonafousia sananho, Tagetes pusilla and Piper lenticellosum extracts showed a significant antiinflammatory activity in vivo in the carrageenan-induced paw oedema model in mice. The extracts were also tested in vitro for their ability to inhibit lipid peroxidation and to scavenge superoxide and hydroxyl radicals. E. articulatum extract possesses both activities. Baccharis trinervis, E. articulatum and Phytolacca rivinoides extracts were active as antioxidants. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:161 / 166
页数:6
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