Ethnobotanical inventory of medicinal plants used by the Guaymi Indians in Western Panama. Part I

Abstract

Plants used by Guaymi "Curanderos" in Western Panama (Bocas del Toro and Chiriquí) are listed. Results of a literature survey are also reported, including medical use, known constituents and pharmacological effects.

The GenusPsychotria: Phytochemistry, Chemotaxonomy, Ethnopharmacology and Biological Properties

“…were obtained three indole monoterpene alkaloids, lyaloside (26), naucletine (27) and strictosamide (22). 84 From the leaves of P. nuda was isolated a major compound named strictosamide (22). 71 P. klugii yielded two new benzoquinolizidine alkaloids, klugine (28), and 7'-o-demethylisocephaeline (29), together with the previously known cephaeline (30), isocephaeline (31), and 7-o-methylipecoside (32).…”

“…Arg. were obtained three indole monoterpene alkaloids, lyaloside (26), naucletine (27) and strictosamide (22). 84 From the leaves of P. nuda was isolated a major compound named strictosamide (22).…”

“…44 Two tryptamine-related alkaloids, psychotrimine (17) and psychopentamine (18), were isolated from the leaves of P. rostrata. 77 The crude extracts from the roots and branches of P. prunifolia led to the isolation of several alkaloids such as 10-hydroxyisodeppeaninol (19), 10-hydroxyantirhine N-oxide (20), 14-oxoprunifoleine (21) and strictosamide (22). 74 From the leaves of P. pilifera was isolated the compound psychotripine (23), a trimeric pyrroloindoline derivative with a hendecacyclic system bearing a hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine unit.…”

“…21 In Panama, this plant is also used in traditional medicine for the treatment of dyspnea. 22 P. colorata is a plant commonly found in Amazon region of Brazil, which is used as painkiller for earache and abdominal pain by traditional rural communities. 23 In Tamil Nadu (India) several tribes use the leaves, flowers and fruits from P. nudiflora Wt.…”

Antimalarial natural products drug discovery in Panama

“…Out of total number of species, 1327 (13.3%) are endemic. Seven families of the Panamanian flora have more than 50 genera (Table 1) Gupta et al (1993;, Joly et al (1987;1990), is depicted in Table 3. Lantana trifolia L. Fever (St, L; D; TB) AP,aerial parts; C,cataplasm; D,decoction; DA,direct application; Fl,flower; Ht,heart; I,infusion; ID, ina dibialet; IK,Ina kuamakalet; In,Inflorescence; Jc,juice; K,Kuna Indians; L: leave; NB,Ngöäbe-Buglé; NS,not specified; P,peel; Pt,petioles; R,root; Rs,resin; Rz,rhizomes; S,sap; Sc,scales; Sd,seed; St,stem; T,tuber; TB,Teribes [Joly et al (1987[Joly et al ( , 1993, Gupta et al (1993), Gupta et al (2005 )]; VI,vines; WP,whole plant; WP,whole plant.…”