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Medicinal Plants from North and Central America and the Caribbean Considered Toxic for Humans: The Other Side of the Coin
Joint Authors
Alonso-Castro, Angel Josabad
Campos-Xolalpa, Nimsi
Domínguez, Fabiola
Ruiz-Padilla, Alan Joel
Zapata-Morales, Juan Ramón
Carranza-Alvarez, Candy
Maldonado-Miranda, Juan Jose
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-28, 28 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-11-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
28
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The consumption of medicinal plants has notably increased over the past two decades.
People consider herbal products as safe because of their natural origin, without taking into consideration whether these plants contain a toxic principle.
This represents a serious health problem.
A bibliographic search was carried out using published scientific material on native plants from Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, which describe the ethnobotanical and toxicological information of medicinal plants empirically considered to be toxic.
A total of 216 medicinal plants belonging to 77 families have been reported as toxic.
Of these plants, 76 had been studied, and 140 plants lacked studies regarding their toxicological effects.
The toxicity of 16 plants species has been reported in clinical cases, particularly in children.
From these plants, deaths have been reported with the consumption of Chenopodium ambrosioides, Argemone mexicana, and Thevetia peruviana.
In most of the cases, the principle of the plant responsible for the toxicity is unknown.
There is limited information about the toxicity of medicinal plants used in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
More toxicological studies are necessary to contribute information about the safe use of the medicinal plants cited in this review.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Alonso-Castro, Angel Josabad& Domínguez, Fabiola& Ruiz-Padilla, Alan Joel& Campos-Xolalpa, Nimsi& Zapata-Morales, Juan Ramón& Carranza-Alvarez, Candy…[et al.]. 2017. Medicinal Plants from North and Central America and the Caribbean Considered Toxic for Humans: The Other Side of the Coin. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-28.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1155003
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Alonso-Castro, Angel Josabad…[et al.]. Medicinal Plants from North and Central America and the Caribbean Considered Toxic for Humans: The Other Side of the Coin. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-28.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1155003
American Medical Association (AMA)
Alonso-Castro, Angel Josabad& Domínguez, Fabiola& Ruiz-Padilla, Alan Joel& Campos-Xolalpa, Nimsi& Zapata-Morales, Juan Ramón& Carranza-Alvarez, Candy…[et al.]. Medicinal Plants from North and Central America and the Caribbean Considered Toxic for Humans: The Other Side of the Coin. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-28.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1155003
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1155003