A microbiological evaluation of medicinal plants used by the Maya people of Southern Mexico

Meckes, Mariana; Villarreal, Ma. Luisa; Tortoriello, Jaime; Berlin, Brent; Berlin, Eloise Ann

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“…In Mayan traditional medicine a decoction of the aerial parts of the plant is used as an antidiarrhoeic and to treat dysentery. A methanol extract has been reported to exhibit antibacterial and antifungal activities (Meckes et al, 1995). In an earlier bioassay-guided fractionation of the methanol extract of roots led to isolation of kaempferol Structure as the major antiprotozoal compound (Calzada et al, 1998a).…”

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Additional antiprotozoal constituents from Cuphea pinetorum, a plant used in Mayan traditional medicine to treat diarrhoea

Calzada

2005

Phytotherapy Research

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In addition to kaempferol and quercetin already found in the roots from Cuphea pinetorum, bioassay-guided fractionation of the crude extract of the aerial part of this species gave four flavonoid glycosides, quercetin-3-O-alpha-rhamnopyranoside, luteolin-7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, apigenin-7-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside and apigenin-7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, as well as squalen and beta-sitosterol. In vitro antiamoebic and antigiardial activities of isolated compounds indicated that kaempferol is the principal antiprotozoal agent in C. pinetorum. Based on finding this antiprotozoal inhibitor, flavonoids were studied in order to elucidate structure-activity relationships. These data suggest that kaempferol may play an important role in antidiarrhoeal activity of C. pinetorum.

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Additional antiprotozoal constituents from Cuphea pinetorum, a plant used in Mayan traditional medicine to treat diarrhoea

Calzada

2005

Phytotherapy Research

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“…In Mexico native cultures had an important knowledge of medicinal plants. Among them, the legume plant Calliandra grandiflora is recognized for healing wounds, as an effective agent against malaria or different infections and also as an antihaemorrhagic and antipyretic (Díaz, 1976;Meckes et al, 1995). This plant has been used by native Amerindians Tzetzales and Tzotziles for a long time.…”

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Rhizobium calliandrae sp. nov., Rhizobium mayense sp. nov. and Rhizobium jaguaris sp. nov., rhizobial species nodulating the medicinal legume Calliandra grandiflora

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Villalobos-Escobedo

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International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

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Calliandra grandiflora has been used as a medicinal plant for thousands of years in Mexico. Rhizobial strains were obtained from root nodules of C. grandiflora collected from different geographical regions in Chiapas and characterized by BOX-PCR, amplified rDNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Most isolates corresponded to members of the genus Rhizobium and those not related to species with validly published names were further characterized by recA, atpD, rpoB and nifH gene phylogenies, phenotypic and DNA–DNA hybridization analyses. Three novel related species of the genus Rhizobium within the ‘ Rhizobium tropici group’ share the same symbiovar that may be named sv. calliandrae. The names proposed for the three novel species are Rhizobium calliandrae sp. nov. (type strain, CCGE524T = ATCC BAA-2435T = CIP 110456T = LBP2-1T), Rhizobium mayense sp. nov. (type strain, CCGE526T = ATCC BAA-2446T = CIP 110454T = NSJP1-1T) and Rhizobium jaguaris sp. nov. (type strain, CCGE525T = ATCC BAA-2445T = CIP 110453T = SJP1-2T).

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“…Gueg, and Candida albicans (Robin) Berkhout (Cáceres et al 1987(Cáceres et al , 1991. The methanol extracts of the stems, leaves, fruits, and seeds of L. neesiana and L. glaucescens showed moderate to high activity against Staphylococcus aureus Rosenbach and Escherichia coli Migula (Meckes et al 1995).…”

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Essential Oils in Mexican Bays (Litsea spp., Lauraceae): Taxonomic Assortment and Ethnobotanical Implications1

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Essential Oils in Mexican Bays (Litsea spp., Lauraceae): Taxonomic Assortment and Ethnobotanical Implications. The seven species of Litsea found in Mexico, all of them popularly known as "laurel," were surveyed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for their foliar essential oils composition and related ethnobotanical applications. Litsea glaucescens is in high demand as a condiment, and is sold in rural and urban markets all over Mexico. However, four other species are also locally used for food seasoning. Litsea guatemalensis is the species most used in traditional medicine, especially to treat fever, chills, infectious diseases of the digestive system, and arthritis. No reports of culinary, medicinal, or other applications were located for L. muelleri, and L. pringlei. This is the first report on the essential oils for L. neesiana, L. muelleri, L. parvifolia, L. pringlei, and L. schaffneri. The terpenoids commonly found in all the Litsea species studied were 1,8-cineole, linalool, α-pinene, β-pinene, mcymene, terpinen-4-ol, α-terpineol, caryophyllene, and caryophyllene oxide. Nevertheless, each species can be distinguished by its characteristic assortment of terpenoids. According to hierarchical cluster analysis, three groups of species were recognized: (1) 1,8-cineole group (C-10 terpenes), consisting of L. glaucescens, L. schaffnerii, L. pringlei, and L. muelleri; (2) limonene-rich group (C-10 oxygenated terpenes), including L. guatemalensis, and L. neesiana, and (3) oxygenated sesquiterpenes-rich group (C-15 oxygenated terpenes), comprising L. parvifolia. The chemical profiles of L. glaucescens and L. guatemalensis suggest a correlation with the culinary and medicinal uses of these species due to the known properties of their main constituents.Aceites esenciales de laureles mexicanos (Litsea spp., Lauraceae): Distribución taxonómica e implicaciones etnobotánicas. La composición de los aceites esenciales foliares de las siete especies de Litsea encontradas en México, todas ellas conocidas popularmente como "laurel," fue analizada por cromatografía de gases acoplada a espectrometría de masas y relacionada con sus usos tradicionales. Litsea glaucescens es altamente demandada como condimento y se vende en los mercados rurales y urbanos a lo largo de todo el país. Sin embargo, otras cuatro especies, también se utilizan localmente como especias. Litsea guatemalensis es la especie más usada en la medicina tradicional para tratar fiebre, resfriados, infecciones del aparato digestivo y artritis. No se registró ningún uso para L. muelleri y L. pringlei. Se reporta por primera vez la composición de los aceites esenciales de L. neesiana, L. muelleri, L. parvifolia, L. pringlei y L. schaffneri. Los terpenoides comunes en todas las especies estudiadas de Litsea fueron: 1,8-cineol, linalool, α-pineno, β-pineno, m-cimeno, terpinen-4-ol, α-terpineol, cariofileno y óxido de cariofileno, sin embargo, cada una de las siete especies puede distinguirse por un perfil característico de terpenoides. Con base en sus compuestos may...

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A microbiological evaluation of medicinal plants used by the Maya people of Southern Mexico

Cited by 31 publications

References 7 publications

Additional antiprotozoal constituents from Cuphea pinetorum, a plant used in Mayan traditional medicine to treat diarrhoea

Additional antiprotozoal constituents from Cuphea pinetorum, a plant used in Mayan traditional medicine to treat diarrhoea

Rhizobium calliandrae sp. nov., Rhizobium mayense sp. nov. and Rhizobium jaguaris sp. nov., rhizobial species nodulating the medicinal legume Calliandra grandiflora

Essential Oils in Mexican Bays (Litsea spp., Lauraceae): Taxonomic Assortment and Ethnobotanical Implications1

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