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Rev Fac Med UNAM 2022; 65 (5)

Exposing the Hepatotoxicity of Medicinal Plants: A Review of Copalchi Stem Bark (Hintonia latiflora)

Cervantes VME, Rojas LM, López VN, Fortoul GTI

Language: Spanish
References: 46
Page: 20-29
PDF size: 325.74 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Approximately 80% of the world’s population uses various medicinal plants for the treatment or control of various diseases, whether acute or chronic, due to their accessibility and low cost, observing in recent years an increase in consumption without proper medical observation. Mexico is considered the second most important country in the world in terms of traditional medicine knowledge, only after China. The use of medicinal plants has been reported since pre-Hispanic times as a therapeutic option; however, the only focus is on the curative part and it has not been considered that plants have secondary metabolites (chemical compounds produced by plants with biological activity in living beings) that, besides having therapeutic effects, have toxic effects in people who consume them, and in some cases reversible effects are observed after suspending their consumption. Copalchi or palo amargo is a medicinal plant obtained from the bark of the Hintonia latiflora tree (syn. Coutarea latiflora), which has been used mainly as an alternative treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes, since it has been shown to have a hypoglycemic effect. However, cases of acute hepatotoxicity have been reported with an increase in hepatic transaminases (ALT and AST) by the continuous consumption of this bark. However, the processing of medicinal plants using physical means (heating or boiling) can alter the pharmacological activity of the organic constituents, which can also be affected in their concentration depending on the environmental factors of cultivation, soil location, humidity, and environmental temperature, as well as the harvesting season (stems, leaves, flowers, roots, seeds). The consumption of this medicinal plant is by means of hot infusions or in capsules with extract.


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