ISHS Acta Horticulturae 501: II WOCMAP Congress Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Part 2: Pharmacognosy, Pharmacology, Phytomedicine, Toxicology
BALBISIA CALYCINA: PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDY OF A BIOACTIVE EXTRACT |
| Authors: | O. Hnatyszyn, V. Moscatelli, V. M. J. Coussio, G. Ferraro |
| Keywords: | Balbisia calycina, Ledocarpaceae, hydroalcoholic extract, flavonoids |
| Abstract:
Balbisia calycina (Gris.) A.T. Hunziker et Ariza (Ledocarpaceae), is a plant widely used in South American folk medicine, for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. A hydroalcoholic extract of this plant, showing antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Mucor sp., was phytochemically analysed. Six flavonoids: apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, isoquercitrin, hyperoside and quercitrin were isolated and identified. A possible relation between the presence of these compounds in the extract and the antimicrobial effects is discussed. | |
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