Arethusa bulbosa
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Relieves toothache |
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Castle 1886CASTLE L. 1886. Orchids: their structure, history and culture (illustrated). London: Fleet Street.
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Arpophyllum spicatum
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To treat dysentery |
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Ossenbach 2009OSSENBACH C. 2009. Orchids and orchidology in Central America. 500 years of history. Lankesteriana 9(1-2): 1-268.
Hossain 2011HOSSAIN MM. 2011. Therapeutic orchids: Traditional uses and recent advances - An overview. Fitoterapia 82: 102-140.
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Bletia campanulata
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To treat dysentery |
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Ossenbach 2009OSSENBACH C. 2009. Orchids and orchidology in Central America. 500 years of history. Lankesteriana 9(1-2): 1-268.
Hossain 2011HOSSAIN MM. 2011. Therapeutic orchids: Traditional uses and recent advances - An overview. Fitoterapia 82: 102-140.
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Bletia purpurea
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Stomach tonic antidote for fish poisoning |
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Hossain 2011HOSSAIN MM. 2011. Therapeutic orchids: Traditional uses and recent advances - An overview. Fitoterapia 82: 102-140.
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Broughtonia domingensis
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Infections Kidney disorders |
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Bond et al. 2014BOND MO, AREGULLIN MA & LAUX MT. 2014. Antimicrobial, cytotoxic, and antiproliferative properties of native and invasive orchids in the Dominican ethnobotany. Pennscience J 12: 23-28.
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Bromheadia finlaysoniana
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Relief of body pain |
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Hossain 2011HOSSAIN MM. 2011. Therapeutic orchids: Traditional uses and recent advances - An overview. Fitoterapia 82: 102-140.
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Bulbophyllum vaginatum
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Earache |
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Hossain 2011HOSSAIN MM. 2011. Therapeutic orchids: Traditional uses and recent advances - An overview. Fitoterapia 82: 102-140.
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Catasetum maculatum
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Healing wounds, curing tumours |
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Ossenbach 2009OSSENBACH C. 2009. Orchids and orchidology in Central America. 500 years of history. Lankesteriana 9(1-2): 1-268.
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Cranichis speciosa
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Dysentery |
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Hossain 2011HOSSAIN MM. 2011. Therapeutic orchids: Traditional uses and recent advances - An overview. Fitoterapia 82: 102-140.
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Cypripedium parviflorum
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Hysteria and disorders of the nervous system |
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Teoh 2019TEOH ES. 2019. Usage of Medicinal Orchids by North American Indians. In: Orchids as Aphrodisiac, Medicine or Food, Springer, p. 173-194.
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Coeloglossum viride var. bracteatum
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Improves learning and memory in rats with IBO-induced dementia the action can be attributed to increased activity and ChAT expression in the brain. Anti-ageing dementia |
Zhong et al. 2019ZHONG SJ, WANG L, WU HT, LAN R & QIN XY. 2019. Coeloglossum viride var. bracteatum extract improves learning and memory of chemically-induced aging mice through upregulating neurotrophins BDNF and FGF2 and sequestering neuroinflammation. J Funct Foods 57(6): 40-47.
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Corallorhiza odontorhiza
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Used as a diaphoretic and febrifuge in serious illness |
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Hossain 2011HOSSAIN MM. 2011. Therapeutic orchids: Traditional uses and recent advances - An overview. Fitoterapia 82: 102-140.
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Corallorhiza maculata
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Increases the blood in patients with pneumonia |
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Hossain 2011HOSSAIN MM. 2011. Therapeutic orchids: Traditional uses and recent advances - An overview. Fitoterapia 82: 102-140.
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Cypripedium sp.
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Antispasmodic sedatives Fights insomnia and nervous tension. Treatment of insomnia, anxiety, fever, headache, neuralgia, emotional tension, palpitations, tremors, irritable bowel syndrome, delirium, seizures due to fever, relieving the pain of menstruation and childbirth. Antispasmodic, anodyne, diaphoretic, hypnotic, nervous action, sedative, stimulant and tonic. |
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Wilson 2007WILSON MF. 2007. Medicinal plant fact sheet: Cypripedium: lady’s slipper orchids. Virginia: Arlington.
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Cyrtopodium andersonii
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Anti-inflammatory and anti-ulcer activity |
Parente et al. 2014PARENTE JP, ADAO CR, DA SILVA BP & TINOCO LW. 2014. Structural characterization of an acetylated glucomannan with antiinflammatory activity and gastroprotective property from Cyrtopodium andersonii. Carbohyd Res 391: 16-21.
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Cyrtopodium cardiochilum
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Inhibits capillary permeability and demonstrates phagocytosis-stimulating properties. |
Barreto & Parente 2006BARRETO DW & PARENTE JP. 2006. Chemical properties and biological activity of a polysaccharide from Cyrtopodium cardiochilum. Carbohydr Polym 64: 287-291.
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Cyrtopodium glutiniferum
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Treatment of abscesses and healing wounds. |
Positive anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative effects of the extract against activated mononuclear cells. |
Araujo-Lima et al. 2020ARAUJO-LIMA CF, FELZENSZWALB I & MACEDO AF. 2021. Cyrtopodium glutiniferum, an example of orchid used in folk medicine: phytochemical and biological aspects. In: Merillon JM & Kodja H (Eds), Orchids Phytochemistry, Biology and Horticulture. Reference Series in Phytochemistry. Springer, Cham.
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Cyrtopodium macrobulbon
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Analgesic and anti-inflammatory of the urinary tract. Treatment of painful urinary disease (‘mal de orin’). |
Several isolated compouns have known antinociceptive activity. |
Morales-Sánchez et al. 2014 |
Cypripedium parviflorum
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Hysteria and disorders of the nervous system |
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Teoh 2019TEOH ES. 2019. Usage of Medicinal Orchids by North American Indians. In: Orchids as Aphrodisiac, Medicine or Food, Springer, p. 173-194.
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Cypripedium puncttum
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Broken bones, coughing, kidney disease. |
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Bond et al. 2014 |
Cyrtopodium paniculatum
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Showed low activity against U-87 human glioblastoma cells. |
Auberon et al. 2017AUBERON F, OLANTUJI OP, RAMINOSON D, MULLER CD, SOENGAS B, BONTÉ F & LOBSTEIN A. 2017. Isolation of novel stilbenoids from the roots of Cyrtopodium paniculatum (Orchidaceae). Fitoterapia 116: 99-105.
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Epidendrum pastoris
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Dysentery |
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Hossain 2011HOSSAIN MM. 2011. Therapeutic orchids: Traditional uses and recent advances - An overview. Fitoterapia 82: 102-140.
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Epidendrum
chlorocorymbos
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Used for reducing blood cholesterol levels, stimulating sleep, healing blemishes, earache. |
A strong antinociceptive |
Asseleih et al. 2015ASSELEIH LMC, GARCÍA RAM & CRUZ J. 2015. Ethnobotany, pharmacology and chemistry of medicinal orchids from Veracruz. J Agric Sci Tech 5: 745-754.
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Epidendrum mosenii
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Treatment of pain and infections |
Antinociceptive activity |
Rosa et al. 2007ROSA PW, MACHADO MS, CAMPOS BUZZI F, NIERO R, DELLE MONACHE F & CECHINEL FILHO V. 2007. Seasonal and biological variations of Epidendrum mosenii: quantification of 24-methylenecycloartanol using gas chromatography. Nat Prod Res 21(11): 975-981., 2008 |
Epidendrum mosenii
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Used in folk medicine for therapeutic purposes, especially to treat pathologies related to painful and infectious processes |
Analgesic effect; has toxic effects that could compromise its therapeutic uses, but preliminary results revealed no toxicity in rats. |
Floriani et al. 1998FLORIANI AEO, FERREIRA J, SANTOS ARS, DELLE MONACHE F, YUNES RA & CECHINEL FILHO V. 1998. Analgesic compounds from Epidendrum mosenii stems. Pharmazie 53(6): 426-427.
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Epidendrum mosenii
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Showed interesting hypoglycemic activity in the test for induced diabetes using alloxane in rats. Analgesic activity demonstrated in the trial for abdominal contortions induced by acetic acid. Antifungal activity against the microorganisms: Cryptococcus neoformans Microsporum gypseum Trychophyton rubrum Trychophyton metagrophytes |
Novaes et al. 2001NOVAES AP, ROSSI C, POFFO C, PRETTI JUNIOR E, OLIVEIRA AE, SCHLEMPER V, NIERO V, CECHINEL FILHO V & BURGER C. 2001. Preliminary evaluation of the hypoglicemic effect of some brazillian medicinal plants. Therapie 56: 427-430.
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Encyclia citrina
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Infected wounds |
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Hossain 2011HOSSAIN MM. 2011. Therapeutic orchids: Traditional uses and recent advances - An overview. Fitoterapia 82: 102-140.
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Encyclia pastoris
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Dysentery |
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Ossenbach 2009OSSENBACH C. 2009. Orchids and orchidology in Central America. 500 years of history. Lankesteriana 9(1-2): 1-268.
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Euchile citrina
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Treatment of infected wounds |
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Ossenbach 2009OSSENBACH C. 2009. Orchids and orchidology in Central America. 500 years of history. Lankesteriana 9(1-2): 1-268.
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Gomesa recurva
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Activity against HeLa and Vero cells |
Savaris et al. 2018SAVARIS CR ET AL. 2018. Phytochemical and biological studies of Gomesa recurva R. Br. (Orchidaceae): chemotaxonomic significance of the presence of phenanthrenoids. Biochem System Ecol 80: 11-13.
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Habenaria floribunda
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Vaginal bleeding |
Antioxidant activity |
Asseleih et al. 2015ASSELEIH LMC, GARCÍA RAM & CRUZ J. 2015. Ethnobotany, pharmacology and chemistry of medicinal orchids from Veracruz. J Agric Sci Tech 5: 745-754.
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Isochillus latibracteatus
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Indicated as a therapeutic application for ‘latido’ (pain in the pit of the stomach) and ‘ventazón’ (a kind of colitis) |
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Asseleih et al. 2015ASSELEIH LMC, GARCÍA RAM & CRUZ J. 2015. Ethnobotany, pharmacology and chemistry of medicinal orchids from Veracruz. J Agric Sci Tech 5: 745-754.
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Isochillus major
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The leaves are used in the case of contusions Applied as a poultice for inflammation |
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Asseleih et al. 2015ASSELEIH LMC, GARCÍA RAM & CRUZ J. 2015. Ethnobotany, pharmacology and chemistry of medicinal orchids from Veracruz. J Agric Sci Tech 5: 745-754.
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Laelia anceps
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Treatment for postpartum pain in mexican folk medicine |
Anti-hypertensive Induces vasorelaxant and antihypertensive effects by blocking the Ca(2+) channels |
Vergara-Galicia et al. 2010a |
Laelia autumnalis
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Coughing To reduce postpartum pain |
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Hossain 2011HOSSAIN MM. 2011. Therapeutic orchids: Traditional uses and recent advances - An overview. Fitoterapia 82: 102-140.
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Laelia autumnalis
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Coughing |
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Ossenbach 2009OSSENBACH C. 2009. Orchids and orchidology in Central America. 500 years of history. Lankesteriana 9(1-2): 1-268.
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Laelia marginata
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Biological assays with crude plant extract, fractions and isolated compounds were carried out against two human cancer cell lines (Hela and Siha), in addition to the tropical parasites Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania (leishmania) amazonensis. 9,10-dihydro-4-methoxy-phenanthrene-2,7-diol was active against Hela and Siha cells. The flavone rhamnazin was not able to recover the viability of Vero cells infected with the Zika virus. |
Belloto et al. 2017 |
Laelia marginata
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Antiproliferative activity against cancer cells modified by Hela and Siha HPV. |
Williams et al. 2012WILLIAMS RB ET AL. 2012. Isolation of Apoptosis-Inducing Stilbenoids from Four Members of the Orchidaceae Family. Natural Product Chemistry. Planta Med 78(2): 160-165.
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Maxillaria densa
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Spasmolytic activity |
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Estrada et al. 1999ESTRADA S, TOSCANO RA & MATA R. 1999. New phenanthrene derivatives from Maxillaria densa. J Nat Prod 62: 1175-1178.
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Maxillaria densa
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Induces relaxation via an endothelium-independent pathway by blocking the calcium channels and opening the potassium channels in the myogenic response of rat aortic rings |
Rendon-Vallejo et al. 2012RENDON-VALLEJO P, HERNANDEZ-ABREU O, VERGARA-GALICIA J, MILLAN-PACHECO C, MEJIA A, IBARRA-BARAJAS M & ESTRADA-SOTO S. 2012. Ex vivo study of the vasorelaxant activity induced by phenanthrene derivatives isolated from Maxillaria densa. J Nat Prod 75(12): 2241-2245.
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Maxillaria densa
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Gastrointestinal problems |
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Rendón-Vallejo et al. 2012 , Ramírez-Galicia et al. 2007RAMÍREZ-GALICIA G, GARDUÑO-JUAREZ R, HEMMATEENEJAD B, DEEB O, ESTRADA SOTO S. 2007. QSAR Study on the relaxant agents from some mexican medicinal plants and synthetic related organic compounds. Chem. Biol. Drug Design. 70(2): 143-153., Déciga-Campos et al. 2007, Hernández-Romero et al. 2004HERNÁNDEZ-ROMERO Y, ROJAS JI, CASTILLO R, ROJAS A & MATA R. 2004. Spasmolytic effects, mode of action, and structure-activity relationships of stilbenoids from Nidema boothii. J Nat Prod 67(2): 160-167., Estrada et al. 2004ESTRADA S, LÓPEZ GUERRERO JJ, VILLALOBOS MR & MATA R. 2004. Spasmolytic stilbenoids from Maxillaria densa. Fitoterapia 75: 690-695. |
Maxillaria densa
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Prevention of abortion Control of ectoparasites |
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Déciga-Campos et al. 2007aDECIGA-CAMPOS M, PALACIOS ESPINOSA JF, REYES RAMIREZ A & MATA R. 2007. Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of compounds isolated from Scaphyglottis livida and Maxillaria densa. J Ethnopharmacol 114(2): 161-168., Déciga-Campos et al. 2007b |
Maxillaria densa
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In-vivo antinociceptive effect In-vivo antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effect |
Déciga-Campos 2007b |
Maxillaria densa
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Ex-vivo vasorelaxant activity |
Rendón-Vallejo et al. 2012 |
Maxillaria densa
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In-vitro spasmolytic activity |
Estrada et al. 2004ESTRADA S, LÓPEZ GUERRERO JJ, VILLALOBOS MR & MATA R. 2004. Spasmolytic stilbenoids from Maxillaria densa. Fitoterapia 75: 690-695., Estrada et al. 1999, Mata et al. 2014MATA R, FIGUEROA M, GONZÁLEZ ANDRADE M, RIVERA CHÁVEZ JA, MADARIAGA MAZÓN A & DEL VALLE P. 2014. Calmodulin inhibitors from natural sources: An Update. J Nat Prod 78(3): 576-586.
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Maxillaria picta
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Showed cytostatic activity against several human cancer cell lines and effective activity on the viability of different forms of the parasites T. cruzi and L. amazonensis |
Almeida et al. 2014ALMEIDA TL ET AL. 2014. Chemical study and antiproliferative, trypanocidal and leishmanicidal activities of Maxillaria picta. Quim Nova 37(7): 1151-1157.
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Myrmecophila tibicinis
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Help during childbirth (‘hom-ikim’) |
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Ossenbach 2009OSSENBACH C. 2009. Orchids and orchidology in Central America. 500 years of history. Lankesteriana 9(1-2): 1-268.
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Miltonia flavescens
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Antifungal. Active against seven human cancer cell lines, including NCI-ADR-RES ovarian sarcoma, with an IC50 value of 2.6μg/mL. First report of the cytostatic activity of this flavone against human ovarian sarcoma. |
Porte et al. 2014PORTE LF, SANTIN SMO, CHIAVELLI LUR, SILVA CC, FARIA TJ, FARIA RT, RUIZ ALTG, CARVALHO JE & POMINI AM. 2014. Bioguided identification of antifungal and antiproliferative compounds from the Brazilian orchid Miltonia flavescens Lindl. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C J Biosc 69(1-2): 46-52.
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Mormodes maculata var. unicolor
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Applied as a poultice to treat inflammation of affected areas of the body due to abrupt movements, such as a twisted ankle. |
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Asseleih et al. 2015ASSELEIH LMC, GARCÍA RAM & CRUZ J. 2015. Ethnobotany, pharmacology and chemistry of medicinal orchids from Veracruz. J Agric Sci Tech 5: 745-754.
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Oeceoclades maculata
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Antioxidant activity of extracts and fractions of the plant. Stomach problems. |
Carrera et al. 2014CARRERA GC, BENEDITO EF, SOUZA LEAL T, PEDROSO DE MORAES C & GASPI FOG. 2014. Testes fitoquímicos em extratos foliares de Oeceoclades maculata Lindl. (Orchidaceae). Rev Bras Plantas Med 16: 938-944., Bond et al. 2014BOND MO, AREGULLIN MA & LAUX MT. 2014. Antimicrobial, cytotoxic, and antiproliferative properties of native and invasive orchids in the Dominican ethnobotany. Pennscience J 12: 23-28.
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Oestlundia luteorosea
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Used in traditional medicine to reduce or alleviate head pain. |
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Asseleih et al. 2015ASSELEIH LMC, GARCÍA RAM & CRUZ J. 2015. Ethnobotany, pharmacology and chemistry of medicinal orchids from Veracruz. J Agric Sci Tech 5: 745-754.
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Oncidium baueri
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Antiproliferative activity against several human cancer cell lines, with emphasis on kidney cancer cells. |
Monteiro et al. 2014MONTEIRO JA ET AL. 2014. Oncibauerins A and B, new flavanones from Oncidium baueri (Orchidaceae). Phytochem Lett 9: 141-148.
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Oncidium ascendens
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For inflammation caused by the introduction of sharp implements also used for ‘limpias’ (a kind of cleansing of the body and soul, using the plant to brush the body). |
Biological activities such as the inhibition of cancer cell lines. Induction of apoptosis. |
Asseleih et al. 2015ASSELEIH LMC, GARCÍA RAM & CRUZ J. 2015. Ethnobotany, pharmacology and chemistry of medicinal orchids from Veracruz. J Agric Sci Tech 5: 745-754.
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Oncidium cebolleta
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Medicinal hallucinogen |
To treat pain and inflammation in muscle contusions |
Ossenbach 2009OSSENBACH C. 2009. Orchids and orchidology in Central America. 500 years of history. Lankesteriana 9(1-2): 1-268., Stermitz et al. 1983STERMITZ FR, SUESS TR, SCHAUER CK, ANDERSON OP & BYE JR R. 1983. New and old phenanthrene derivatives from Oncidium cebolleta, a peyote-replacement plant. J Nat Prod 46(3): 417-423.
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Oncidium isthmi
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Active against lung cancer cells with the induction of apoptosis |
Williams et al. 2012WILLIAMS RB ET AL. 2012. Isolation of Apoptosis-Inducing Stilbenoids from Four Members of the Orchidaceae Family. Natural Product Chemistry. Planta Med 78(2): 160-165.
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Phragmipedium calurum
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Antiproliferative activity against multiple human cancer cell lines, with two exhibiting moderate activity against multiple cell lines |
Courtney et al. 2012COURTNEY MS, RUSSELL BW, VANESSA LN, JULIE AL, O’NEIL JOHNSON M & GARY RE. 2012. Phenylpropanoids from Phragmipedium calurum and their antiproliferative activity. Phytochemistry 82: 172-175.
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Pleurothallis cardiothallis
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Contraceptive and abortive activity |
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Mó & Ix 2015MÓ E & IX WC. 2015. Pleurothallis cardiothallis (Plerothallidinae): An orchid withcontraceptive properties used by indigenous q’eqchi in Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala Alberta. Southern Albertta Ethnic Association 3(2): 15-16.
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Prosthechea karwinskii |
In the treatment of coughing (infusions), wounds and burns (poultices), diabetes (tea or chewed), and to prevent miscarriages and assist childbirth (infusions). |
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Cruz Garcia et al. 2014CRUZ-GARCIA G, GOMEZ RS & RIVERA LL. 2014. Documentation of the medicinal knowledge of Prosthechea karwinskii in a Mixtec community in Mexico. Rev Bras Farmacogn 24: 153-158.
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Prosthechea karwinskii
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Promotes the inhibition of reactive oxygen species, anti-inflammatory effect without inducing gastric damage in animals. |
Barragán-Zarate et al. 2020BARRAGÁN-ZARATE GS, LAGUNEZ-RIVERA L, SOLANO R, PINEDA-PENA EA, LANDA-JUARÉZ AY, CHÁVEZ-PINA AE, CARRANZA-ALVAREZ C & HERNÁNDEZ-BENAVIDES DM. 2020. Prosthechea karwinskii, an orchid used as traditional medicine, exerts anti-inflammatory activity and inhibits ROS. J Enthopharmacol 253: 112632.
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Prosthechea michuacana
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Anti-inflammatory activity |
Antioxidant |
Gutierrez et al. 2010GUTIERREZ RMP, NEIRA AM, BAEZ EG & DIAZ SL. 2010. Studies on the constituents of bulbs of the orchid Prosthechea michuacana and antioxidant activity. Chem Nat Comp 46(4): 554-561., Gutierrez 2010GUTIERREZ RMP. 2010. Orchids: A review of uses in traditional medicine, its phytochemistry and pharmacology. J Med Plant Res 4(8): 592-638.
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Prosthechea michuacana
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Hypoglycemic activity through the improvement of hyperlipidemia resistant to insulin. Prevents oxidative stress induced by hyperglycemia in the pancreas. |
Gutierrez et al. 2013GUTIERREZ RMP. 2013. Evaluation of the hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of triterpenoids from Prosthechea michuacana in streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetic mice. Pharmacologia 4(3): 170-179.
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Prosthechea michuacana
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Nephroprotective activity |
Gutierrez et al. 2010GUTIERREZ RMP, NEIRA AM, BAEZ EG & DIAZ SL. 2010. Studies on the constituents of bulbs of the orchid Prosthechea michuacana and antioxidant activity. Chem Nat Comp 46(4): 554-561.
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Prosthechea michuacana
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Hepatoprotective activity |
Gutierrez et al. 2011GUTIERREZ RMP, SOSA A, VADILLO H & VICTORIA TC. 2011. Effect of flavonoids from Prosthechea michuacana on carbon tetrachloride induced acute hepatotoxicity in mice. Pharm Biol 49(11): 1121-1127.
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Ponthieva racemosa
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Respiratory problems |
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Duggal 1971DUGGAL SC. 1971. Orchids in human affairs (a review). Int J Crude Drug Res 11: 1727-1733.
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Scaphyglottis livida
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Anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activity |
Déciga-Campos et al. 2007 |
Sobralia macrantha
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Fever |
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Hossain 2011HOSSAIN MM. 2011. Therapeutic orchids: Traditional uses and recent advances - An overview. Fitoterapia 82: 102-140.
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Scaphyglottis fasciculata
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Anti-abortive |
Anti-inflammatory Antinociceptive and relaxant activity |
Asseleih et al. 2015ASSELEIH LMC, GARCÍA RAM & CRUZ J. 2015. Ethnobotany, pharmacology and chemistry of medicinal orchids from Veracruz. J Agric Sci Tech 5: 745-754.
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Spathoglottis plicata
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As a hot poultice for the treatment of joint pain |
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Hossain 2011HOSSAIN MM. 2011. Therapeutic orchids: Traditional uses and recent advances - An overview. Fitoterapia 82: 102-140.
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Spiranthes eriophora
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For the treatment of asthma |
Antioxidant activity |
Asseleih et al. 2015ASSELEIH LMC, GARCÍA RAM & CRUZ J. 2015. Ethnobotany, pharmacology and chemistry of medicinal orchids from Veracruz. J Agric Sci Tech 5: 745-754.
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Stanhopea lietzei
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Biological assays against neotropical parasites, viruses and human cancer cell lines. Isolated biphenanthrene with anticancer activity. |
Lucca et al. 2021LUCCA DL ET AL. 2020. Biphenanthrene from Stanhopea lietzei (Orchidaceae) and its chemophenetic significance within neotropical species of the Cymbidieae tribe. Biochem System Ecol 89: 104014.
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Stanhopea hernandezii
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To treat tiredness |
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Ossenbach 2009OSSENBACH C. 2009. Orchids and orchidology in Central America. 500 years of history. Lankesteriana 9(1-2): 1-268.
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Stanhopea hernandezii
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Sunstroke |
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Hossain 2011HOSSAIN MM. 2011. Therapeutic orchids: Traditional uses and recent advances - An overview. Fitoterapia 82: 102-140.
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Stanhopea oculata
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Reduction of the abdomen (belly) To treat pain in women |
Confirmed anti-fatigue activity. |
Asseleih et al. 2015ASSELEIH LMC, GARCÍA RAM & CRUZ J. 2015. Ethnobotany, pharmacology and chemistry of medicinal orchids from Veracruz. J Agric Sci Tech 5: 745-754.
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Vanda hookeriana
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Used as a hot poultice for the treatment of joint pain |
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Hossain 2011HOSSAIN MM. 2011. Therapeutic orchids: Traditional uses and recent advances - An overview. Fitoterapia 82: 102-140.
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Vanilla dilloniana
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To stimulate the appetite To aid diggestion |
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Bond et al. 2014BOND MO, AREGULLIN MA & LAUX MT. 2014. Antimicrobial, cytotoxic, and antiproliferative properties of native and invasive orchids in the Dominican ethnobotany. Pennscience J 12: 23-28.
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Vanilla planifolia
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Hysteria, fever, impotence, rheumatism and to increase the energy of the muscular system |
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Hossain 2011HOSSAIN MM. 2011. Therapeutic orchids: Traditional uses and recent advances - An overview. Fitoterapia 82: 102-140.
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Vanilla planifolia
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High fever To aid digestion Appetiser Aphrodisiac Diuretic |
Confirmed biological activities: antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, against cellular stress, antimicrobial, anti-cholesterol, antinociceptive, antidepressant and acetyl cholinesterase inhibition (Alzheimer) |
Asseleih et al. 2015ASSELEIH LMC, GARCÍA RAM & CRUZ J. 2015. Ethnobotany, pharmacology and chemistry of medicinal orchids from Veracruz. J Agric Sci Tech 5: 745-754., Ossenbach 2009OSSENBACH C. 2009. Orchids and orchidology in Central America. 500 years of history. Lankesteriana 9(1-2): 1-268.
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Vanilla planifolia
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Anticlastogenic properties Ability to reduce chromosomal damage caused by X-rays and UV light Antimutagenic Anticarcinogenic effects on a family of DNAPK inhibitors Other types of cancers Antimicrobial properties against yeasts Effective inhibitor of red sickle cells in patients with sickle cell anaemia Aphrodisiac activity Antioxidant activity |
Menon & Nayemm 2013, Shanmugavalli et al. 2009SHANMUGAVALLI N, UMASHANKAR V & RAHEEM. 2009. Antimicrobial activity of Vanilla planifolia. Indian J Sci Technol 2(3): 37-40. |