Bioknowledgy of the Ecuadorian Flora Some medicinal plants and their uses
Hyun Jeong Kim, Omar Vacas Cruz, Hugo Navarrete, Joongku Lee, Changyoung Lee, Stephany Villota, Alexandra Narváez-Trujillo, José Íñiguez
Publisher: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Summary
Medicinal plants in Ecuador add up to 3118 species, 75% being native, of these, 80 were investigated by the PUCE-KRIBB project, finally 30 species were collected in this publication for being the most promising. We hope that this book contributes to new research on active ingredients that at some point will be used for the preparation of phytopharmaceuticals, for the benefit of society in general.