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. 2018 May 31;26(7):1758–1766. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2018.05.030

Table 1.

List of selected medicinal plant species employed in Colombian Caribbean Region to treat inflammatory related diseases including their ethno-pharmacological characteristics.

Scientific name Local name ethnopharmacological use Part used Mode of preparation/administration route Reference
Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand.
(Apocynaceae)
Algodón de seda Headache
Rheumatism
Roots
Leaves
Exudate/Oral
Cataplasm/Topic
Lal and Yadav (1983)
Kumar Vijay et al. (2011)
Ceratopteris pteridoides (Hook.) Hieron.
(Pteridaceae)
Cola de caballo Respiratory Conditions
Diuretic and Cholelithiasic
Leaves Infusion/Oral Alviz et al. (2013)
Beltrán Villanueva et al. (2013)
Cordia alba (Jacq.) Roem, & Schult.
(Boraginaceae)
Sauce sabanero Bronchitis Bark, Buds Oil Decoction, Infusion/Oral Waizel-Bucay (2005)
Croton malambo H.Karst.
(Euphorbiaceae)
Croton Rheumatism
Pain
Inflammation
Bark Infusion/Oral Salatino et al. (2007)
Suárez et al. (2003)
Cryptostegia grandiflora Roxb. ex R.Br.
(Apocynaceae)
Flor de muerto Inflammation
Infection
Leaves Fresh plant in maceration/Cataplasm Castro et al. (2014)
Rivera et al. (2015)
Dracontium dubium Kunth
(Araceae)
Chupadera Snakebite
Inflammation
Root Poultice/Topic Lévi-Strauss (1952)
Maclura tinctoria (L.) D. Don. ex Steud.
(Moraceae)
Palomora Inflammation
Toothache
Rheumatism
Bark Latex Drops/Topic
Decoction, /Oral
Beltrán Villanueva et al. (2013)
Merremia umbellata (L.) Hallier f.
(Convolvulaceae)
Juan de Dios Inflammation and Infections
Antiulcer
Rheumatism
Leaves
Whole Plant
Decoction/Oral Castro-Guerrero et al. (2013)
Rivera et al. (2015)
Physalis angulata L.
(Solanaceae)
Topo toropo Inflammation and Infections
Abdominal Cramps
Asthma, Dermatitis, Rheumatism
Calyces
Aerial Parts
Whole Plant
Poultice/Topic
Infusion/Oral
Infusion/Oral
Rivera et al. (2015)
Soares et al. (2003)
Tabebuia rosea (Bertol.) Bertero ex A.DC.
(Bignoniaceae)
Palo de rosa Inflammation
Fever
Bark
Stem, Bark

Decoction/Oral
Gómez-Estrada et al. (2011)