Phytomedicinal potential of tropical cloudforest plants from Monteverde, Costa Rica

Phytomedicinal potential of tropical cloudforest plants from Monteverde, Costa Rica

A pharmacological survey of plants from Monteverde, Costa Rica, including 165 species representing 61 families has been carried out. Crude plant extracts have been tested for in-vitro bactericidal and fungicidal activity as well as cytotoxic and anti-herpes activity. Of these, 123 extracts exhibited...

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Main Authors: Mary C Setzer, Debra M Moriarity, Robert O Lawton, William N Setzer, Glenn A Gentry, William A Haber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2003-09-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
Antibacterial activity
antifungal activity
antiherpes activity
cytotoxic activity
Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve
Costa Rica
Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442003000300006

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