Phytomedicinal potential of tropical cloudforest plants from Monteverde, Costa Rica.

نویسندگان

  • Mary C Setzer
  • Debra M Moriarity
  • Robert O Lawton
  • William N Setzer
  • Glenn A Gentry
  • William A Haber
چکیده

A pharmacological survey of plants from Monteverde, Costa Rica, including 165 species representing 61 families has been carried out. Crude plant extracts have been tested for in-vitro bactericidal and fungicidal activity as well as cytotoxic and anti-herpes activity. Of these, 123 extracts exhibited notable cytotoxicity, 62 showed antibacterial activity, 4 showed antifungal activity, and 8 showed promising antiviral activity. Thus, 101 of the plant species examined in this work, or 62%, showed marked bioactivity in one or more bioassays. These results underscore the phytomedicinal potential of Neotropical cloud forests.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Revista de biologia tropical

دوره 51 3-4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003