Pharmacological aspects of selected herbs employed in hispanic folk medicine in the San Luis Valley of Colorado, USA: II. Asclepias asperula (inmortal) and Achillea lanulosa (plumajillo).
Interviews with Hispanic families in the San Luis Valley of Colorado revealed that several herbs, including Asclepias asperula (inmortal) and Achillea lanulosa (plumajillo), are popular ingredients in Hispanic folk medicine preparations. A review of the scientific literature indicates that related species of Asclepias asperula and Achillea lanulosa contain pharmacologically active compounds; these data serve as the focal point for continuing ethnopharmacologic investigation at the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy.
Kelley
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School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309.
Appelt
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Appelt
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JM
D000470:Alkaloids / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity; D003120:Colorado; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008517:Phytotherapy
D000470:Alkaloids; D005419:Flavonoids