“…Tropaeolum tuberosum, better known in the Bolivian highlands as "Isaño", also has other vernacular names dependent on the region as isañu, mashua, mashwa, mishwa, añu among others; it is a species used and distributed in various high Andean communities of the Andes in South America [1]. In traditional medicine, it is used for the treatment of venereal, pulmonary and skin diseases, anemia, reduction of sexual appetite, wound healing, analgesic, anti-in ammatory for kidney, prostate and bladder pain [2,3] and it also has diuretic effects [4]. These biological activities could be closely related to the presence of its secondary metabolites, such as hydroxybenzoic acids, phenolic compounds, tannins, avonols, anthocyanins, glucosinolates, isothiocyanates, phytosterols, carotenoids, fatty acids among others [2,5,6].…”