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Ethnobotany, Pharmacology and Chemistry of Medicinal Orchids from Veracruz
Author(s)
Leticia Margarita Cano Asseleih, Rebeca Alicia Menchaca García and José Yader Sageth Ruiz Cruz
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DOI:10.17265/2161-6256/2015.09.006
Affiliation(s)
Centro de Investigaciones Tropicales (CITRO), Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa 91000, Mexico
ABSTRACT
Orchidaceae is a large family of 1,260 species in Mexico, of which 433 grow in
the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Although economically important in horticulture because of the beauty
of their flowers, researches have done little work regarding their medicinal
properties. This paper aimed to present the results of ethnobotanical, pharmacological and active
compounds research on Veracruz medicinal orchids. The ethnobotanical information was obtained by
consulting the Atlas of the Mexican Traditional Medicine Plants, Veracruz
Medicinal Flora Database (CITRO-UV project) and through field work in the
Nahuatl community of Cuautlajapa, Veracruz. To obtain pharmacological and
active compounds information of registered species, a search was carried out through MEDLINE (USA National
Library of Medicine Journal Citation database). Twelve medicinal orchids were
recorded for Veracruz, i.e., Epidendrum chlorocorymbos Schltr., Habenaria floribunda Lindl., Isochillus latibracteatus A. Rich. & Galeotti, Isochillus major Schltdl. & Cham., Mormodes maculata var. unicolor (Hook.) L. O. Williams, Oestlundia luteorosea (A. Rich. & Galeotti) W. E.
Higgins, Oncidium ascendens Lindl., Scaphyglottis fasciculata Hook., Sobralia macrantha Lindl., Spiranthes eriophora (Rob. & Greenm.), Stanhopea oculata (G. Lodd.) Lindl. and Vanilla planifolia Andrews. Only two species have been investigated in terms of their
pharmacology and active compounds. Also, information for another five species closely related to already identified ones was obtained. Given the
relative poverty of current information on the topic, this paper demonstrates
the need to further study the ethnobotanical, pharmacological and chemical
aspects of the region’s medicinal orchids.
KEYWORDS
Orchids, medicinal orchids, traditional medicine, Veracruz medicinal orchids.
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