Abstract

BASCOPE, Marcelo  and  STERNER, Olov. PHYTOCHEMICAL RESEARCH OF PLANTS USED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AT APILLAPAMPA. Rev. Bol. Quim [online]. 2007, vol.24, n.1, pp.14-25. ISSN 0250-5460.

ABSTRACT A research concerning the medicinal plants reported by the association of traditional medicine in Apillapampa-Bolivia was done; this review covers all the phytochemical scientific information reported for the 158 species reported as medicinal plants until September 2005. The results indicate that 16 % have been deeply studied, 10% was moderately studied, 17% was barely studied, and near the 45% were not studied at all. Among the plants that have some studies only 46 % have shown to be subjected to some kind of biological activity screening. The results show that the Andean traditional medicine is a barely studied field and pretends to serve as a guide for future phytochemical research.

Keywords : Traditional medicine; review; Bolivia.

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