Phytochemical and ethnomedicinal study of Huperzia species used in the traditional medicine of Saraguros in Southern Ecuador; AChE and MAO inhibitory activity

Ethnobotanical and ethnomedicinal relevance: This study concerns seven Huperzia species (Lycopodiaceae), namely H. brevifolia, H. columnaris, H. compacta, H. crassa, H. espinosana, H. tetragona, H. weberbaueri, which are considered sacred plants by the Saraguro community, living in the Southern Ande...

• Main Author: Bracco, F. (author)
• Other Authors: Ramirez Robles, J. (author), Gilardoni, G. (author), Vidari, G. (author), Bec, N. (author), Vita Finzi, P. (author), Larroque, C. (author), Lozano, M. (author), Armijos Riofrio, C. (author), Amay, L. (author)
• Format: article
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Traditional medicine of Ecuador; Hallucinogenic; Phytochemistry; Alkaloids; Huperzia; Southern Ecuador; Saraguro traditional medicine; AChE and MAO-A inhibitory activity; Alzheimer
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.09.049; http://dspace.utpl.edu.ec/handle/123456789/18740