Natural Remedies in the Fight Against Parasites

Scientific names

Common names inMexico

Portions

Extracts

Properties

Metabolites

References

Mexican medicinal plants against

G. lamblia

and

E. histolytica

Zanthoxylumliebmannianum

Colopahtle

Leaves

Ethanol

IC50 (Eh) = 503.48 μg/mlIC50 (Gl) = 58 μg/ml

Asarinin

[64]

Teloxys graveolens

Epazote de zorrillo

Aerial parts Methanol

IC50 (Eh) = 12.5 μg/mlIC50 (Gl) = 16.8 μg/mlIC50 (Eh) = 17.2 μg/ml

MelilotosideNarcissin

[65]

Rubus coriifolius

Zarzamora

Aerial parts Methanol:dichloro

methane

IC50 (Eh) = 11.6 μg/mlIC50 (Gl) = 55.6 μg/ml

(-)-Epicatechin

[66]

Geranium mexicanum Pata de León

Roots

Dichloromethane

MeOH

IC50 (Eh) = 1.9 μg/mlIC50 (Gl) = 1.6 μg/ml

(-)-Epicatechin

[68]

Decachaeta incompta ND

Leaves

Dichloromethane

IC50 (Eh) = 2.6

μg/ml

IC50 (Gl) = 18.1

μg/ml

Incomptine A

[71]

Salvia polystachya

Chia

Aerial parts Acetone

IC50 (Eh) = 22.9 μMIC50 (Gl) = 28.2 μMIC50(Eh) from 117.0 to 160.6 μMIC50 (Gl) from 107.5 to 134.7 μM

LinearolactonePolystachynes A, B and D

[73]

Lepidium virginicum pich

’tuluk

’

Roots

Methanol

IC50 (Eh) = 100.1 μg/ml

Benzyl glucosinolate

[76]

Lippia graveolensRuta chalepensis

Aerial parts Methanol

IC50 (Eh) = 44.3

μg/ml

IC50 (Eh) = 45.95

μg/ml

CarvacrolChalepensin

[77]

Adenophyllumaurantium

Arnica silvestre

Roots

Ethyl acetate

IC50 (Eh) = 230 μg/ml

Thiophenes

[78]

Hippocratea excelsa

Cancerina

Roots

Hexane/ethanol

IC50 (Gl) = 0.11 μMIC50 (Gl) = 0.74 μM

Pristimerine tingenone

[83]

Geranium mexicanumRubus coriifoliusCuphea pinetorumHelianthemumglomeratum

Pata de léonZarzamoraCenicilla o hierba de lagallina

RootsAerial partsAerial partsLeaves

Dichloromethane/methanol

ED50 (Gl) = 0.072 μmol/kgED50 (Gl) = 2.057 μmol/kgED50 (Gl) = 1.429 μmol/kg

(

)-Epicatechin

KaempferolTiliroside

[84]

Mexican Medicinal Plants as an Alternative for the Development of New Compounds Against Protozoan Parasites

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