<I>In vitro</I> PROPAGATION OF <I>Heliconia curtispatha</I> P, PLANT USED AGAINST SNAKEBITE BY SOME RURAL COMMUNITIES OF THE COLOMBIAN REGION OF URABÁ

<I>In vitro</I> PROPAGATION OF <I>Heliconia curtispatha</I> P, PLANT USED AGAINST SNAKEBITE BY SOME RURAL COMMUNITIES OF THE COLOMBIAN REGION OF URABÁ

Heliconia curtispatha Petersen (Zingiberales) commonly known as platanillo, is used in colombian traditional medicine by its anti-edema, antihaemorrhagic and neutralising action of Bothrops asper (mapaná, X) venom, responsible for 95% of snakebites in the country. The previous, emphasizes its utilit...

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Main Authors: Juan C. ALARCÓN P., Diego M. MARTINEZ M., Andra SALAZAR-OSPINA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2011-11-01
Series:Vitae
Subjects:
<I>Heliconiaceae</I>
Zingiberales
<I>in vitro</I>
ethnobotany
micropropagation.
Online Access:https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/vitae/article/view/10650

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