Anti-fertility and other biological activities of zoapatle (Montanoa spp.) with biotechnological application
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: "Species from the Montanoa genus have been used for hundreds of years in Mexican traditional medicine. The Náhuatl name given by Aztecs to this plant was “cihuapahtli”, meaning “woman’s medicine” (cihua, woman; pahtli, medicine), because M. tomentosa ha s been used to treat female health disorders since pre - Hispanic times due to its uterotonic properties. Later on, the Spanish pronunciation transformed the word into “zoapatle”, the name still used by herb sellers in México. Despite its use in folk medicin e, intensive scientific research on this plant did not begin until the early 1970’s. The only two available reviews exclusively focused on the Montanoa species cover the period from 1529 to 1985. However, in the last two decades, important phytochemical, b iochemical and biotechnological advances were achieved. This is a review of the history, botany, most relevant chemistry, biological activity and biotechnology of the secondary metabolites from the Montanoa genus so far."
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2164788469