The analysis of medicinal plants has had a long history, and especially with regard to
assessing a plant's quality. The first techniques were organoleptic using the physical senses …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Ethnopharmacology focuses on the understanding of local
and indigenous use of medicines and therefore an emic approach is inevitable. Often …

The quality of health care in Mesoamerica is influenced by its rich cultural diversity and
characterized by social inequalities. Especially indigenous and rural communities confront …

The Mexican drylands possess enormous biotic and cultural wealth, representing 65% of the
national territory. Approximately 50% of Mexican dryland flora is endemic and accompanied …

Background Most reports of domesticated plants that involve a domestication gradient or
inter-specific hybridization in Mexico have focused on those used as food. This study …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Flora of the Mexican region is represented by
approximately 30,000 vascular plant species, many of which are used as traditional …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Cissampelos species have a rich history of traditional use,
being used for both therapeutic and toxic properties. It is traditionally applied therapeutically …

Cocoa and chocolate, prepared from cocoa beans that originate from the fruits of the cocoa
tree Theobroma cacao, have a long-standing reputation as healthy food, including mood …

Ethnopharmacological relevance In spite of the rich bio-cultural diversity found in the
Neotropics relatively few herbal drugs native to South America are included in the global …

Proper chromatographic methods may reduce the challenges inherent in analyzing natural
product extracts, especially when utilizing hyphenated detection techniques involving mass …