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Biomed Pharmacother. 2017 May;89:89-97. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.02.021. Epub 2017 Feb 20.

Antiprotozoal, antimycobacterial, and anti-inflammatory evaluation of Cnidoscolus chayamansa (Mc Vaugh) extract and the isolated compounds.

Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

Mariana Z Pérez-González, Gabriel A Gutiérrez-Rebolledo, Lilián Yépez-Mulia, Irma S Rojas-Tomé, Julieta Luna-Herrera, María A Jiménez-Arellanes

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  1. Unidad de Investigación Médica en Farmacología, Hospital de Especialidades, CMNS XXI, IMSS, Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, Col. Doctores, Delg, Cuauhtémoc 06720, CDMX, Mexico.
  2. Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Infecciosas y Parasitarias, Hospital de Pediatría, CMN-SXXI, IMSS, Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, Col. Doctores, Delg, Cuauhtémoc 06720, CDMX, Mexico.
  3. Laboratorio de Neuropsicofarmacología, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Av. Insurgentes Sur 3877, Col. La Fama, Delg, Tlalpan 14269, CDMX, Mexico.
  4. Departamento de Inmunología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de Ayala s/n, Col. Casco de Santo Tomás, Delg, Miguel Hidalgo 11340, CDMX Mexico.
  5. Unidad de Investigación Médica en Farmacología, Hospital de Especialidades, CMNS XXI, IMSS, Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, Col. Doctores, Delg, Cuauhtémoc 06720, CDMX, Mexico. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 28222400 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.02.021

Abstract

Cnidoscolus chayamansa is a medicinal and edible plant known as Chaya, is commonly used as an anti-inflammatory, antiprotozoal, antibacterial agent and as a remedy for respiratory illness, gastrointestinal disorders, and vaginal infections related with the inflammation process. In this paper, we describe the plant's phytochemical analysis and biological activities (antimycobacterial, antibacterial, antiprotozoal, and anti-inflammatory properties) of the CHCl

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Keywords: 5-hydroxy-7-3′,4′-trimethoxyflavanone; Cnidoscolus chayamansa; Flavonoids; Kaempferol-3,7-dimethyl ether; Moretenol; Moretenyl acetate; Terpenoids

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