title: Microbiological and Pharmacological Evaluation of the Micropropagated Rubus liebmannii Medicinal Plant.
abstract: Rubus liebmannii is an endemic species from Mexico used in traditional medicine primarily to treat dysentery and cough. The in vitro activity against Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica that produces the ethanolic extract of the aerial parts of the plant led us to expand the pharmacological and phytochemical research of this species. Gastrointestinal disorders including amebiasis remain one of the health problems that need to be addressed and it is of interest to find alternatives that improve their treatment. Also, it is important to emphasize that R. liebmannii grows wild in the country and is not found in abundance; therefore, alternatives that avoid overexploitation of the natural resource are mandatory. Ongoing with the evaluation of the potentialities that R. liebmannii possesses for treating infectious gastrointestinal diseases, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the biological effects and the chemical composition of the micropropagated plant.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Investigación Médica en Farmacología, Hospital de Especialidades, CMNS XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Avenue Cuauhtémoc 330, Col. Doctores, 06720 Mexico City, DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: Adelina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Arellanes
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cornejo-Garrido
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rojas-Bribiesca
authors.forename: María Del Pilar
authors.initials: Mdel P
authors.lastname: Nicasio-Torres
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Said-Fernández
authors.forename: Benito David
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Mata-Cárdenas
authors.forename: Gloria María
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Molina-Salinas
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tortoriello
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meckes-Fischer