Some Medicinal Plants Use in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disease

Synopsis of medicinal plants species for popular use in treatment of gastrointestinal disease in Chiapas, México.

Scientific name	Popular name(s)	Family	Part	Gastrointestinal disorder	Biological activity	Form of use
Acacia angustissima(Mill.)	Timbre	Fabaceae	St/B	Diarrhea Gastroenteritis [13]	Antibacterial, antifungal [27]	Decoction
Ageratina ligustrina	Verbena/Chate	Asteraceae	L	Stomach pain, Diarrhea [13]	Antibiotic, spasmolytic, anticancer [28]	Decoction
Asterohyptis mocianiana (Benth) Epling	-No common name identified-	Labiatae	F/L	Gastroenteritis	Anti-inflammatory [14]	Infusion
Baccharis serraefolia DC	Ch'ail pox, Hierba del carbonero	Asteraceae	L	Abdominal pain, Diarrhea [27]	Antispasmodic, antibacterial [14,15]	Infusion
Bocconia gracilis Hutch.	Llora-sangre	Papaveraceae	L	Diarrhea	Antibacterial [15]	Decoction
BrugmansiacandidaPers.	Flor de campana	Solanaceae	L	Stomach pain	Antibacterial [14,29]	Infusion, Decoction
Calliandra portoricensis(Jacq.) Benth	Cabeza de vieja	Fabaceae	R	Astringent [27]	Astringent [27]	Infusion
Ceanothu scoeruleus Lag.	Ik'alpomos	Rhamnaceae	L	Diarrhea, Anti-inflammatory	Antibacterial, Anthelmintic [15]	Infusion
Chenopodium ambrosioides	Epazote	Chenepodiaceae	L	Parasites [27]	Amoebicide, analgesic,anthelmintic, antiseptic, diaphoretic. [15]	Crude
Chromolaena collina(DC) K. & H. R.	Bik'itch'a-te	Asteraceae	L	Parasites [30]	Antibacterial [14]	Infusion
Cissampelo spareira	Curarina	Menispermaceae	St	Diarrhea, Dysentery	Diuretic, antifungal, expectorant, stimulant [14,15]	Infusion
Cochlospermum vitifolium (Willd)	Spreng Pomposhuti	Cochlospermaceae	B	Abdominal pain Fever, iarrhea [31]	Anti-inflammatoy [31]	Infusion
Cordia dodecandra	Cupapé	Boraginacea	B	Diarrhea [32]	Antibacterial [33]	Infusion
Gaultheria odorata	Arrayán	Ericaceae	L/F/ St	Fever, Diarrhea, Stomach pain [34]	Antibacterial [35]	Infusion
Guazuma ulmifolia Lamm	Caulote	Malvacea	R/L/F	Dysentery Depurative [36]	Antibacterial [36]	Infusion
Helianthemum glomeratum	Damiana	Cistaceae	L/F	Parasites, Diarrhea, Stomach pain	Anthelmintic, antimicrobial, anti-candida, “caustic” [15]	Infusion
Heliotropium angiospermun	Cola de alacrán	Boraginacea	F/L	Gastroenteritis Indigestion, iarrhea ,Stomachache [34]	Antibacterial [37]	Infusion
Hibiscus uncinellus DC	ch'xjolak'	Malvaceae	L	Laxant [27]	Emolient [27]	Infusion
Hyptisverticillata	Hierba de san martin	Labiatae	L	Stomach pain [38]	Antibacterial [38]	Infusion
Hampeato mentosa	Majagua	Malvacea	L	Parasites [39]	Anthelmintic [39]	Infusion
Iresine celosia L.	Makalakanwamal	Amaranthaceae	F	Fever Parasites [40]	Anti-inflammatory[14]	oilnment
Justicia spicigera	Muicle	Acantacea	L	Dysentery, diarrhea,vomit, stomachache and anticancer properties [40]	Antibacterial [41,42]	Infusion
Kearnemalvastrum lacteum (Aiton)	Malva	Malvaceae	L	Gastroenteritis, Stomach pain [27]	Analgesic, laxative [27]	Infusion
Lantana camara L.	Cinco negritos	Verbenaceae	St	Diarrhea, Parasites, Abdominal pain	Antibiotic, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Expectorant, Sedative [15]	Infusion
Lantana hispida HBK.	Ok'alak'	Verbenaceae	L/ St	Diarrhea, Stomach pain, Vomit, Dysentery	Antibacterial [14]	Infusion
Leonoru ssibiricus	Marijuanilla	Labiatae	L	Analgesic	Antibacterial [15]	Inhaled
Lepechinia schiediana	Hierba del cáncer	Labiatae	L	Stomach pain, Abdominal pain [43]	Antibacterial, Antifungic [43]	Infusion
Leucaena collinsii spp. collinsii	Guash	Fabacea	Se	Indigestion Parasites [32]	Anthelmintic [14,44] *	Crude
Litsea glaucescens HBK.	Laurel	Lauraceae	L	Diarrhea Indigestion	Antimicrobial andspasmolytic activity [15]	Infusion
Litsea neesiana (Schauer) Hemsley	Tzisuch	Lauraceae	L	Diarrhea	Antimicrobial and spasmolytic activity [15]	Infusion
Monnina xalapensis HBK.	Pitz'otz	Polygonaceae	St	Fever Stomachache	Spasmolytic [15]	Infusion
Myrica cerifera L.	Satin	Myricaceae	St	Diarrhea Colics Astringent	Antihelminthic, deobstruent, febrifuge, laxative [15]	Infusion
Ocimum basilicum	Albahaca de los santos	Labiatae	L	Carminative [39]	Antibacterial [39]	Decoction
Ocimum micranthum	Albahacacriolla	Labiatae	L	Gastritis, Dysentery, ndigestion Fever, Parasites [45]	Anthelmintic, Spasmolytic [45]	Crude
Piptothrix areolaris(DC.) K. & H. R.	Batz'ik'an'ich	Asteraceae	L	Diarrhea Parasites	Antibacterial [14]*	Crude
Pseudobombax ellipticum	Flor de sospó	Bombaceae	F	Gastritis	Antipyretic [26,46]	Infusion
Psidium guineense	Guayaba	Myrtaceae	Fr	Dysentery colics	Strong spasmolytic, antimicrobial [15]	Crude
Prunella vulgaris	Yaxalnichtz'i'lel	Labiatae	L	Fever, anti-inflammatory, abdominal pain [47]	Antibacterial antioxidant [47]	Infusion
Prunus capuli	Capulín	Rosaceae	F	Fever, Diarrhea, Colics [48]	Antibacterial [48]	Crude
Rosmarinu sofficinalis	Romero	Labiatae	L /St	Colics Indigestion	Spasmolytic [15]	Infusion
Ruta graveolen sL.	Ruda	Rutaceae	L/St	Colics Stomach pain	Spasmolytic [15]	Infusion
Salvia cinnabarina Martens &Galeotti	Tzajalpomtz'unun	Labiatae	L/St	colics	Antibacterial, spasmolytic [14,15]	Infusion
Salvia hispanica L.	Chía	Labiatae	Se	Laxant Indigestion [49]	Spasmolytic Antioxidant [49]	Crude
Satureja macrostema (Benth)	Satureja	Labiatae	L/St	Stomach pain, Indigestion Colics [50]	Spasmolytic [15]	Infusion
Stevia ovata	Pericón	Asteracea	L	Abdominal pain	Antibacterial [15]	Infusion
Smallanthu smaculatus(Cav.)	H. Robinson K´ail	Asteraceae	L/R	Parasites [51]	Spasmolytic [15]	Infusion
Solanum nigrescens Martens &Galeotti	Hierbamora	Solanaceae	L	Laxant Gastritis	Antifungal [14]	Infusion
Tagetes erecta L.	xpujuk	Asteraceae	L	Diarrhea, Stomach pain [52]	Antibacterial [52]	Infusion
Tagetes nelsonii Kunth	Chilchahua	Asteraceae	L/St	Diarrhea, Parasites, Abdominal pain	Antibacterial [53]	Infusion
Talisia oliviformis	Guaya	Asteraceae	L	Abdominal pain, Fever , Diarrhea	Antibacterial [54]	Infusion
Verbena litoralis	Verbena	Verbenaceae	L	Stomach pain, Vomit	Spasmolytic [15]	Infusion
Vernonia leiocarpa DC.	Batz'itzelo-pat	Asteracea	L/F	Stomach pain, Nauseas, Diarrhea	Antibacterial [29]	Infusion

Abbreviations: (L) Leaf, (St) Stem, (Se) seed, (B) Bark, (F) flower, (Fr) Fruit, (R) Root.
(*) Activity reports only for the generous.
Dialect names [55].

Please scroll to the bottom of the embed document for referencing noted in the above table.
[embeddoc url=”https://italisvital.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Gastrointestinal-treatment.pdf” viewer=”google”]

---

Reference(s)

Traditional Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Diseases in Chiapas, México by Liliana De la Cruz-Jiménez, Marco Guzmán-Lucio and Ezequiel Viveros-Valdez. Published by World Applied Sciences Journal 31 (4): 501-515 2014

This article is copyrighted by Ital is Vital, 2024. Want to re-post this article? Visit our guidelines.

 

DISCLAIMER: THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE
The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained on this website are for informational purposes only. The purpose of this website is to promote broad consumer understanding and knowledge of various health topics. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website.