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. 2003 Sep-Dec;51(3-4):647-73.

Phytomedicinal potential of tropical cloudforest plants from Monteverde, Costa Rica

Mary C Setzer  1 , Debra M Moriarity, Robert O Lawton, William N Setzer, Glenn A Gentry, William A Haber
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  • PMID: 15162772

Phytomedicinal potential of tropical cloudforest plants from Monteverde, Costa Rica

Mary C Setzer et al. Rev Biol Trop. 2003 Sep-Dec.

Abstract

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 notable cytotoxicity, 62 showed antibacterial activity, 4 showed antifungal activity, and 8 showed promising antiviral activity. Thus, 101 of the plant species examined in this work, or 62%, showed marked bioactivity in one or more bioassays. These results underscore the phytomedicinal potential of Neotropical cloud forests.

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