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

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...

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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
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