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Medicinal Plants from Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Used as Immunostimulants
Joint Authors
Alonso-Castro, Angel Josabad
Juárez-Vázquez, María del Carmen
Campos-Xolalpa, Nimsi
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-03-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A literature review was undertaken by analyzing distinguished books, undergraduate and postgraduate theses, and peer-reviewed scientific articles and by consulting worldwide accepted scientific databases, such as SCOPUS, Web of Science, SCIELO, Medline, and Google Scholar.
Medicinal plants used as immunostimulants were classified into two categories: (1) plants with pharmacological studies and (2) plants without pharmacological research.
Medicinal plants with pharmacological studies of their immunostimulatory properties were subclassified into four groups as follows: (a) plant extracts evaluated for in vitro effects, (b) plant extracts with documented in vivo effects, (c) active compounds tested on in vitro studies, and (d) active compounds assayed in animal models.
Pharmacological studies have been conducted on 29 of the plants, including extracts and compounds, whereas 75 plants lack pharmacological studies regarding their immunostimulatory activity.
Medicinal plants were experimentally studied in vitro (19 plants) and in vivo (8 plants).
A total of 12 compounds isolated from medicinal plants used as immunostimulants have been tested using in vitro (11 compounds) and in vivo (2 compounds) assays.
This review clearly indicates the need to perform scientific studies with medicinal flora from Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, to obtain new immunostimulatory agents.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Alonso-Castro, Angel Josabad& Juárez-Vázquez, María del Carmen& Campos-Xolalpa, Nimsi. 2016. Medicinal Plants from Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Used as Immunostimulants. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104123
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Alonso-Castro, Angel Josabad…[et al.]. Medicinal Plants from Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Used as Immunostimulants. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104123
American Medical Association (AMA)
Alonso-Castro, Angel Josabad& Juárez-Vázquez, María del Carmen& Campos-Xolalpa, Nimsi. Medicinal Plants from Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Used as Immunostimulants. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104123
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1104123