Table Of ContentMedicinal Plants
of Ecuador
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on plants and microorganisms with extensive focus on biodiversity, biotechnology,
bioproducts, hytopathology, molecular biology, tissue culture and technology transfer.
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Medicinal Plants of Ecuador
Pablo Chong Aguirre, Migdalia Miranda Martínez, Patricia Manzano Santana (Eds)
Medicinal Plants
of Ecuador
Edited by
Pablo Chong Aguirre
Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador
Migdalia Miranda Martínez
ESPOL, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemáticas, Ecuador
Patricia Manzano Santana
ESPOL, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Ecuador
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Pablo Chong Aguirre would like to dedicate this book to
his family, Adriana de Chong, Abigail Chong and Emily
Chong, and to his colleagues, Migdalia Miranda, Patricia
Manzano and all of the CIBE-ESPOL team.
In memory of Migdalia Miranda Martínez
“A wonderful human being and an extraordinary Cuban scientist and academic.
Migdalia was a pillar in our community and an example to follow. She gave her
heart and soul to her work and friends and was always a helping hand and support
for her colleagues. We´ll always miss her beautiful warm smile, her jovial and calm
character, and her big heart.”
Pablo Chong Aguirre
“To a great professor, Migdalia,
Exceptional and tireless worker; overfowing joy; spark and strength of character
that radiated and spread in her walk. For her, aging was not a barrier nor a dis-
enchantment with life; she fought and overcame adversity . . . she was an uncondi-
tional Mother; teacher-guide; jovial friend and life counselor . . . virtues impossible
to achieve . . . but worthy of imitation. My true north . . . really a GREAT TEACHER,
that fulflled the designs of God. The Word of God is a Word without sound, but
with effciency. Word that is not perceived with the ear, but that is captured with
the heart. Word that is not shouted, but that is felt in the innermost intimacy of our
being.
Migdalia, we will always remember you!”
Patricia Manzano Santana
Contents
Ecuador: An Introduction .........................................................................................xi
Acknowledgments .................................................................................................. xiii
Editor Biographies ...................................................................................................xv
List of Contributors ................................................................................................xvii
PART I Quality Control Considerations for
South American Plants and Products
Chapter 1 Importance of Pharmacognosy Studies in the Quality
Control of Herbal Drugs .......................................................................3
Yamilet Irene Gutiérrez Gaitén, Ramón Scull Lizama
and Juan Abreu Payrol
Chapter 2 Application of DNA Barcodes to Medicinal Plants ........................... 19
Efrén Santos, Ricardo Pacheco and Liliana Villao
Chapter 3 Pharmacological Studies as Essential Tools for the Scientifc
Validation of the Traditional Use of Herbal Drugs: Some
Considerations .................................................................................... 31
René Delgado Hernández, Alejandro Felipe González,
Bárbara Beatriz Garrido Suarez and Idania Rodeiro Guerra
PART II Ecuadorian Plants with Antimicrobial
Activity
Chapter 4 Novel List of Ecuadorian Flowers with Antimicrobial Activity ........ 57
Elena Coyago-Cruz and Manuel E. Baldeón
Chapter 5 Medicinal Plants Against Helicobacter pylori ...................................69
Andrea Orellana-Manzano, Glenda Pilozo, Carlos Ordoñez
and Patricia Manzano
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