Alberto Alcibiades Salazar Granara
Universidad de San Martin de Porres (USMP), Peru
Title: Peruvian medicinal plants-uses and biological effects from Maytenus macrocarpa (Chuchuhuasi) and Jatropha curcas (Piñón blanco)
Biography
Biography: Alberto Alcibiades Salazar Granara
Abstract
Peru has the fifth highest biodiversity of any country worldwide. It also has one of top number of species of plants with medicinal properties commonly used by the population. Maytenus macrocarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) Briq, also known as “Chuchuhuasi”, and Jatropha curcas Linn, also known “Piñon Blanco” are medicinal plant from the Amazonian of Peru. These plants are recognized by the Peruvian traditional medicine for this reason, empirically, these plant are commonly used to relieve symptoms related to gastrointestinal system, colds and rheumatic complains and others. This presentation is a review of the studies of the biological effects from these Peruvian medicinal plants, focused in the toxicity, efficacy, and pharmacology interaction. To explore toxicity, it is explored lethal doses 50 and neurobehavioral patterns; also, it is shown damage in organs and systems. This study aims to explore efficacy, focused in the evaluation on the nociception, analgesic activity, anti-inflammatory effect, anti-psychotic, anti-depressant, neurobehavioral profile, cardiac effect, and gastrointestinal motility. Finally, it is shown the pharmacological interaction between common drugs like the analgesics, prokinetics, antidiarrheals, anti-depressives and anti-psychotics with these medicinal plants.rnrn