Type text or a website address or translate a document. Phytochemical analysis of leaves of Cordia stellifera used as an antidote to snake bite in the community Lancetilla

Authors

  • Karen Castro Estudiante de la clase Farmacognosia I, Departamento de Control Químico, Facultad de Química y Farmacia, UNAH
  • Inés Castro Estudiante de la clase Farmacognosia I, Departamento de Control Químico, Facultad de Química y Farmacia, UNAH
  • Gabriela Flores Estudiante de la clase Farmacognosia I, Departamento de Control Químico, Facultad de Química y Farmacia, UNAH
  • Jeimy Mejía Estudiante de la clase Farmacognosia I, Departamento de Control Químico, Facultad de Química y Farmacia, UNAH
  • Bessy Rodríguez Estudiante de la clase Farmacognosia I, Departamento de Control Químico, Facultad de Química y Farmacia, UNAH
  • Ana Carolina Arévalo Asesora, Departamento de Control Químico, Facultad de Química y Farmacia, UNAH

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/pc.v6i0.1841

Keywords:

Cordia stellifera, snakebite, phytochemical analysis

Abstract

By means of an etnobotanical study, realized in the community of Lancetilla, the species Cordia stellifera, commonly known as "Sombra de ternero" (calf shadow) was identified as being used by the population of the community to treat the effects of snakebite, by topical use, forming a paste from the leaves and applying it directly over the affected area in the form of a plaster.

The aim of this phytochemical study is to identify the presence/absence of the principal secondary metabolites and in this way, to provide new chemical data that will demonstrate the antiofidic use reported by the community, taking into consideration that national statistics indicate that the department of Atlantida annually reports an elevated number of cases of snakebite. The present study indicated the presence of flavonoids, coumarins, tannins and cianogenetic glycosides in the leaves of Cordia stellifera. There are previous reports that some flavonoids, coumarins and tannins present antiofidic activity which could justify the etnobotanic use that the community gives to this plan.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/pc.v6i0.1841

Revista Portal de la Ciencia, No. 6, julio 2014: 44-53

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Published

2015-02-22

How to Cite

Castro, K., Castro, I., Flores, G., Mejía, J., Rodríguez, B., & Arévalo, A. C. (2015). Type text or a website address or translate a document. Phytochemical analysis of leaves of Cordia stellifera used as an antidote to snake bite in the community Lancetilla. Portal De La Ciencia, 6, 44–53. https://doi.org/10.5377/pc.v6i0.1841

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