11/26/2018 / By Edsel Cook
Folk healers in Mexico often prescribe copper globemallow (Sphaeralcea angustifolia) as a herbal remedy for various gastrointestinal disorders. In a recent study, researchers confirmed the plant’s effectiveness against two common protozoa that causes diarrhea and dysentery.
The researchers received support from the Mexican Social Security Institute Foundation. They published their paper in the science journal Pharmacognosy Research.
The researchers were able to confirm the traditional use of copper globemallow as a natural therapy for protozoa-caused gastrointestinal disease. Given the flavonoid’s significant inhibitory effect on amoebiasis and giardiasis, it was also determined that tiliroside is a potential antiprotozoal compound responsible for the plant’s effectiveness.
This site has the full text of this study.
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Journal Reference:
Calzada F. ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITIES OF TILIROSIDE AND OTHER COMPOUNDS FROM SPHAERALCEA ANGUSTIFOLIA (CAV.) G. DON. Pharmacognosy Research. 2017;9(2):133–137. DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.204644.
Tagged Under: alternative medicine, amoeba, amoebiasis, antiprotozoal, copper globemallow, diarrhea, dysentery, gastrointestinal diseases, giardiasis, herbal medicines, protozoa, traditional medicine