Screening of Medicinal Plants from Baja California Sur (Mexico) by Their Effects on Smooth Muscle Contractility

R. Encarnación-Dimayuga 1Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur, Departamento de Agronomia, A.P. 19 B, La Paz, B.C.S., C.P. 23080, Mexico

L. Altamirano 2Universidad Autopnoma MetropolitanaXochimilco, Departamento de Sistemas Biologicos, D.F. 04960, Mexico

K. Aoki Maki 2Universidad Autopnoma MetropolitanaXochimilco, Departamento de Sistemas Biologicos, D.F. 04960, Mexico

Abstract

Forty-eight ethanol extracts of medicinal plants reportedly used in the Traditional Medicine of Baja California Sur were tested for their effects on rabbit jejunal smooth muscle contractility. Thirty-five extracts (73%) showed some response and thirteen (27%) none. The most active was an extract of Brugmansia suaveolens (Datura suaveolens), a member of the Solanaceae family.

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