PROPIEDADES MEDICINALES Y OTROS USOS DEL NANCHE [BYRSONIMA CRASSIFOLIA (L.) HBK]

From ancient times the Aztecs used plants and herbs to cure numerous diseases; At present the modern pharmacopoeia uses vegetal elements in the elaboration of medicines. However, natural medicine is the simplest, least risky and most cost-effective way to alleviate acute conditions that occur in hum...

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Autores: 123670, 123671, 123672, MEDINA TORRES, RAUL, ORTIZ CATON, MARGARITO, VALDIVIA BERNAL, ROBERTO
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:México
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional Aramara de la UAN
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:dspace.uan.mx:123456789/900
Acceso en línea:http://dspace.uan.mx:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/900
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nanche
Propiedades medicas
BYRSONIMA
BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA [2]
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Sumario:From ancient times the Aztecs used plants and herbs to cure numerous diseases; At present the modern pharmacopoeia uses vegetal elements in the elaboration of medicines. However, natural medicine is the simplest, least risky and most cost-effective way to alleviate acute conditions that occur in humans without resorting to industrial drugs or surgical interventions. It is well documented on the nutritional and medicinal properties of numerous fruits, vegetables and seeds; As well as herbs, wild plants, shrubs and trees, of which stems, leaves, inflorescences, bark and fruits are used for the preparation of infusions, oils or extracts for the treatment of various infectious and degenerative diseases. The nanche (Byrsonima crassifolia) of the botanical family of the Malpigiaceae, is widely distributed in the tropics and subtropics of Mexico, where it has received different names vulgar according to the region where it is found. It is called changunga (Mich.), Chengua (Mich.), Chi (Maya language, Yuc.), Huízaa (Zapoteca, Oax.), Mamiña (Chinanteca language, Oax.), Nance And Nay), nanchi (Gro. And Nay.), Nanantze (Gro.), Nance agrio (Gro. And Tab.), Yellow nance (Pue.), Sweet nanche (Oax.), Nandzin .), Nantzincuáhuitl (Aztec language) and nanzinxocotl (Aztec language).