Colombia has a rich biodiversity and is known to possess 29,769 plant species distributed in
more than 400 families and 3000 genera, with the most abundant families being …

On a global scale, people have used plants to treat diseases and infections, and this has
raised interest on the plant biodiversity potencial in the search of antimicrobial principles. In …

Abstract RODRIGUEZ PAVA, Cristian Nicolás; ZARATE SANABRIA, Andrés Gabriel and
SANCHEZ LEAL, Ligia Consuelo. Antimicrobial activity of four varieties of plants against …

Ethnopharmacological relevance The plant species reported here are used in contemporary
phytotherapies by native and neo-urban societies from the Iquitenian surroundings (district …

Strong antiviral and antimicrobial activities were detected in methanolic extracts of 24 plants
used medicinally in the treatment of skin infections in four different regions of Colombia …

Santiago Quiotepec, one of the oldest communities of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley
(México), has a great tradition using medicinal plants. The aim of this study was to make an …

Nine ethanol extracts of Brunfelsia grandiflora (Solanaceae), Caesalpinia spinosa
(Caesalpiniaceae), Dracontium loretense (Araceae), Equisetum giganteum (Equisetaceae) …

Publisher Summary Mexico is one of the countries with the greatest biological diversity. This
chapter reviews 12 species from different families in terms of their characteristics, distribution …

A total of 96 plant species belonging to 84 genera and 46 families were documented and
identified as anti-infective herbal remedies in Northern Peru. Most species used were …

Eighteen extracts from Acaena magellanica, Baccharis grisebachii, Ephedra breana, Oxalis
erythrorhiza, Pachylaena atriplicifolia and Satureja parvifolia were assessed for …