Clara Angélica Rodríguez-Mendoza, Rubí Esmeralda González Campos, Ana Cecilia Lorenzo-Leal, Elizabeth Bautista Rodríguez, Genaro Alberto Paredes Juárez, Elie Girgis El Kassis, Luis Ricardo Hernández, Zaida Nelly Juárez, Horacio Bach
Mexico is a center of diversification for the Cactaceae family, with 69% of the species recorded as endemic. Certain members of the Cactaceae family have been chemically analyzed to relate their medicinal use with their phytochemistry. Here, the phytochemistry and bioactivity of ethanol extracts of Ferocactus echidne , F. latispinus , and Mammillaria geminispina were evaluated. A preliminary phytochemical analysis was performed, detecting the presence of saponins, tannins, cardiotonic glycosides, and sesquiterpene lactones...
October 26, 2022: Plants (Basel, Switzerland)