Muérdago para Actividad antihipertensiva
Phoradendron leucarpum — 8 estudios científicos revisados
Preliminary¿Sirve Muérdago para actividad antihipertensiva?
La investigación científica ha explorado el potencial de Muérdago (Phoradendron leucarpum) en relación con actividad antihipertensiva. Se han identificado 8 estudios relevantes que examinan esta relación.
Compuestos activos involucrados: Alcaloides, Fenoles, Flavonoides, Polifenoles, Terpenos, Compuestos fenólicos
Evidencia Científica
Los siguientes estudios han investigado la relación entre Muérdago y actividad antihipertensiva:
The Argentine Mistletoes Ligaria cuneifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Tiegh (Loranthaceae) and Phoradendron liga (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Eichler (Santalaceae). Thirty Years of Research.
Ligaria cuneifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Tiegh (Loranthaceae) and Phoradendron liga (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Eichler (Santalaceae) are regarded as Argentine mistletoes based on their similarities with the European counterpart, Viscum album L. (Santalaceae). These two species are the most used medicinal plants to treat high blood pressure in the Argentinian population. To provide scientific grounds to their traditional use and therapeutic potential, they were selected as herbal drug candidates.
PubMed: 36048575Phoradendron liga (Gill. ex H. et A.) Eichl. (Viscaceae) used in folk medicine: anatomical, phytochemical, and immunochemical studies.
Phoradendron liga (Gill. ex H. et A.) Eichl. is a Viscaceae widely distributed in Argentina. It has been commonly used in folk medicine as a substitute of the European mistletoe (Viscum album L.) to decrease high blood pressure due to their external similarity.
PubMed: 15261970Chemical constituents of the hemiparasitic plant Phoradendron brachystachyum DC Nutt (Viscaceae).
Phoradendron brachystachyum is a hemiparasitic plant widely distributed in México that belongs to the Viscaceae family. It has been commonly used in folk medicine as a substitute for the European mistletoe. In this chemical study, morolic acid was isolated as the major component (47.54% of the total composition of acetone extract) of this plant. In addition, 19 known compounds were identified: β-sitosteryl and stigmasteryl linoleates, β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, triacontanol, squalene, α- and β-amyrin, lupeol, lupenone, betulin aldehyde, betulon aldehyde, oleanolic aldehyde, betulinic acid, be
PubMed: 22360797Use of GC/MS to identify chemical constituents and cytotoxic activity of the leaves of Phoradendron mucronatum and Phoradendron microphyllum (Viscaceae).
Phoradendron mucronatum and P. microphyllum are plants that found in tropical and subtropical areas, used in traditional medicine and popularly known as mistle-thrush. The aim of this study was to identify the chemical constituents of different leaf extracts from P. mucronatum and P. microphyllum and assess cytotoxic activity against strains from a human tumour cells.
PubMed: 28640349Solvent effects on phytochemical constituent profiles and antioxidant activities, using four different extraction formulations for analysis of Bucida buceras L. and Phoradendron californicum.
BACKGROUND: The present investigation evaluated 4 different solvent compositions for their relative capacity to extract total phenolic and total flavonoid (TF) components of the leaves, trunks, and stems of Bucida buceras L. (Combretaceae), and the stems of Phoradendron californicum (Viscaceae), plus mesquite and oak species endemic to the Southwestern United States, northern Mexico, and tropical regions of Central and South America, as well as to profile the composition of these plant materials and to measure their antioxidant capacity. METHODS: The total phenolic content of plant material us
PubMed: 26323940Seguridad y Precauciones
SEGURIDAD Y PRECAUCIONES El uso de *Phoradendron leucarpum*, conocido comúnmente como muérdago, debe abordarse con extrema cautela y una supervisión profesional rigurosa. Debido a la presencia de compuestos bioactivos potentes, principalmente viscotoxinas (como lectinas y proteínas similares), este género vegetal puede inducir efectos fisiológicos significativos en el organismo. Aunque la toxicidad aguda por la ingestión de pequeñas cantidades de bayas o hojas ha mostrado casos asintomáticos en ciertos reportes clínicos [PMID 2877602], la variabilidad en la composición química de las especies de *Phoradendron* exige un manejo preventivo para evitar intoxicaciones no deseadas. En lo que respecta al embarazo y la lactancia, el uso de muérdago está estrictamente contraindicado. Debido a la falta de estudios clínicos robustos que garanticen la ausencia de efectos teratogénicos o alteraciones en el desarrollo fetal, su consumo debe evitarse para prevenir riesgos potenciales para el neonato o el feto. Asimismo, no se recomienda su administración en niños, ya que la sensibilidad de los organismos en desarrollo a las toxinas vegetales puede resultar impredecible y peligiente.
Otras plantas estudiadas para Actividad antihipertensiva
Perfil completo: Ver todos los usos y evidencia de Muérdago →