Dracontium polyphyllum para Infecciones bacterianas

Dracontium polyphyllum — 7 estudios científicos revisados

Preliminary

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Extractos del género Dracontium muestran actividad antimicrobiana contra varios microorganismos, mediada por compuestos bioactivos como oxilipinas y alcaloides

Compuestos activos involucrados: {'name': 'Oxilipinas', 'effect': 'Antiinflamatorio, antimicrobiano'}, {'name': 'Ceramidas', 'effect': 'Mediador celular, potencial antitumoral'}, {'name': 'Cerebrósidos', 'effect': 'Mediador celular, potencial neuroprotector'}, {'name': 'Alcaloides', 'effect': 'Antimicrobiano, antiofídico'}, Alcaloides, Flavonoides, Oxilipina, Terpenos, ácido, Compuestos fenólicos, ácidos grasos

Evidencia Científica

Los siguientes estudios han investigado la relación entre Dracontium polyphyllum y infecciones bacterianas:

Exploration of reducing and stabilizing phytoconstituents in Arisaema dracontium extract for the effective synthesis of Silver nanoparticles and evaluation of their antibacterial and toxicological proprties.

Medicinal plants have been widely used for their antimicrobial properties against various microorganisms. Arisaema dracontium a familiar medicinal plant, was analyzed and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized using extracts of different parts of its shoot including leaves and stem. Further, the antimicrobial activity of different solvent extracts such as ethyl acetate, n-hexane, ethanol, methanol, and chloroform extracts were analyzed. AgNPs were prepared using aqueous silver nitrate solution and assessed their antibacterial activity against multidrug-resistant (MDR) and Non-multidrug-

PubMed: 38788810

Antibacterial screening of some Peruvian medicinal plants used in Callería District.

Nine ethanol extracts of Brunfelsia grandiflora (Solanaceae), Caesalpinia spinosa (Caesalpiniaceae), Dracontium loretense (Araceae), Equisetum giganteum (Equisetaceae), Maytenus macrocarpa (Celastraceae), Phyllanthus amarus (Euphorbiaceae), Piper aduncum (Piperaceae), Terminalia catappa (Combretaceae), and Uncaria tomentosa (Rubiaceae), medicinal plants traditionally used in Calleria District for treating conditions likely to be associated with microorganisms, were screened for antimicrobial activity against nine bacterial strains using the broth microdilution method. Among the plants tested,

PubMed: 15894143

Protective effect of Dracontium dubium against Bothrops asper venom.

In Colombia, Bothrops asper is responsible for 70-90% of ophidians accidents reported annually. Envenoming occurs mainly in rural areas where both antivenom and health centers are scarce. Thus, patients are frequently treated by local healers that employ medicinal herbs; including several species belonging to Dracontium genus. In this work, we evaluated the neutralizing activity of Dracontium dubium Kunth against the lethal, inflammatory, coagulant and hemolytic effects produced by B. asper venom.

PubMed: 28298071

Neutralization of the edema-forming, defibrinating and coagulant effects of Bothrops asper venom by extracts of plants used by healers in Colombia.

We determined the neutralizing activity of 12 ethanolic extracts of plants against the edema-forming, defibrinating and coagulant effects of Bothrops asper venom in Swiss Webster mice. The material used consisted of the leaves and branches of Bixa orellana (Bixaceae), Ficus nymphaeifolia (Moraceae), Struthanthus orbicularis (Loranthaceae) and Gonzalagunia panamensis (Rubiaceae); the stem barks of Brownea rosademonte (Caesalpiniaceae) and Tabebuia rosea (Bignoniaceae); the whole plant of Pleopeltis percussa (Polypodiaceae) and Trichomanes elegans (Hymenophyllaceae); rhizomes of Renealmia alpini

PubMed: 15264003

Medicinal plant extracts interfere in gastric cancer stem cells fluorescence-based assays.

Fluorescence is used in various biological assays due to its high sensitivity, versatility, and precision. In recent years, studies using medicinal plant extracts have increased. However, fluorescence-based assays could be biased by plant metabolites autofluorescence. To address this issue, this study investigated the interference caused by methanolic extracts and chloroform fractions of three medicinal plants in three fluorescence-based assays on gastric cancer stem cells(CSC): resazurin reduction, confocal microscopy, and flow cytometry. CSC were isolated based on CD44 surface marker, incuba

PubMed: 38706720

Contexto Científico

La investigación científica moderna sobre el género Dracontium se ha concentrado principalmente en tres áreas: actividad antiofídica, propiedades anticancerígenas y actividad antimicrobiana. **Actividad antimicrobiana.** Un estudio evaluó extractos etanólicos de D. loretense junto con otras plantas medicinales del distrito de Callería (Perú) contra bacterias patógenas. Las plantas fueron seleccionadas por su uso tradicional para tratar infecciones, y los resultados confirmaron actividad antibacteriana para varias de las especies evaluadas (PMID 15894143).

Seguridad y Precauciones

# Seguridad y Precauciones de *Dracontium polyphyllum* El género *Dracontium* comprende diversas especies de la familia Araceae utilizadas en la medicina tradicional de Latinoamérica (como *D. loretense*, *D. dubium* o *D. croatii*). Debido a la complejidad de sus metabolitos secundarios, el uso de *Dracontium polyphyllum* debe abordarse con extrema cautela. A continuación, se detallan las advertencias de seguridad basadas en la evidencia científica disponible y el perfil fitoquímico del género.

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