Penelitian ini merupakan studi etnobotani yang bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi spesies tumbuhan obat serta bagian dimanfaatkan sebagai oleh masyarakat Desa Pao-Pao, Sulawesi Barat. Jenis penelitian deskriptif kualitatif mendeskripsikan (taksonomi, cara pemanfaatan, dimanfaatkan, sumber pengambilan khasiat obat). Pengambilan data dilakukan dengan metode jelajah dan wawancara. Desain menggunakan...

The family Aristolochiaceae, comprising about 600 species of eight genera, is a unique plant family containing aristolochic acids (AAs). The complete chloroplast genome sequences of Aristolochia debilis and Aristolochia contorta are reported here. The results show that the complete chloroplast genomes of A. debilis and A. contorta comprise circular 159,793 and 160,576 bp-long molecules, respect...

The oral dosages formulations from Pothomorphe umbellata (Piperaceae) can only be therapeutically evaluated after establishing 4-nerolidylcatechol (4-NRC) pharmacokinetic profile in plasma. For that purpose, a unique analytical method validation using HPLC-UV detection was developed for analysis of rat plasma samples. The animals received 10 mg/kg b.w. of 4-NRC i.v.. Analytical conditions were ...

Peperomia pellucida (L.) HBK (Fam. Piperaceae) has been used as a (Rasayan) drug in the Ayurvedic system of medicines. Peperomia pellucida is reported to posse antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, refrigerant and CNS activity. Traditionally it is used in the treatment of headache, fever, eczema, abdominal pains, and convulsions. In traditional Ayurvedic system of medicine i...

Piper nigrum L. is examined as the king of species worldwide by virtue of its principle piperine. In Ayurveda, since from the ancient times, it is known as “Yogvahi”. It is one of the important alkaloids of Pepper fruits (Family Piperaceae) and has been found to have numerous medicinal properties such as antioxidant, antiplatelet, anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, hepatoprotective, antithyro...

Piper species are used for spices, in traditional and processed forms of medicines, in cosmetic compounds, in cultural activities and insecticides. Here barcode analysis was performed for identification of plant parts, young plants and modified forms of plants. Thirty-six Piper species were collected and the three barcode regions, matK, rbcL and psbA-trnH spacer, were amplified, sequenced and a...

Four new compounds were isolated from the branches of Piper montealegreanum Yuncker, a shrub found in the Amazon rainforest, including two new dihydrochalcones named claricine (1) and maisine (2), a cinnamic acid derivative 3 and a phenylalkanoid 4, along with a porphyrin identified as the known compound phaeophytin a (5). The structures were established using spectroscopic experiments, includi...

Thailand is located in the tropical rain forest zone above the equator. This geographically supports very rich biodiversity, including the genus Piper (Piperaceae). Thirtyeight species of Piper, from out of over 1,000 species in the world, have been discovered recently (1998-2006) by the authors. Plant morphology and plant use information were recorded via observation, market surveys, and inter...

Objetivo: identificar las plantas medicinales empleadas en la terapia de afecciones del sistema respiratorio por comunidad andina Pampas, Tayacaja, Huancavelica. Metodología: Se empleó entrevistas semiestructurada, aleatoria, considerando criterios exclusión e inclusión a muestra estudio 370 habitantes. Resultados: reporta el uso etnomedicinal 13 especies y 10 familias para tales como gripe, br...