Martínez PA, Palmero ÁR, Gómez ZO, Domínguez SN

Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 209-215
PDF size: 241.06 Kb.

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Piper aurifum Kunth. (caisimón de anis) is one of the most used plants traditionally in Cuba because of its anti-inflammatory, analgesic and healing properties.
Objectives: to report a clinical case suffering from an adverse reaction caused by self-medication with Piper aurifum leaves.
Methods: the medical literature and the medical history of a female patient, who was seen at "Dr Miguel Enríquez" university hospital plastic surgery and burn treatment service, were reviewed.
Results: the case of a patient who suffered lesions from hypodermic burns caused by the wrong application of P. aurifum leaves on the breast skin was presented. It was necessary to use laminar skin autografts of average partial thickness to cure the lesions, with satisfactory results.
Conclusions: it is important that specialists provide appropriate instructions about the use of medicinal plants.

REFERENCES

1. Actividad terapéutica de las Plantas Medicinales. Disponible en: http://www.sld.cu/galerias/pdf/sitios/mednat/comprobacion_de_la_actividad_terapeutica_de_las_plantas.pdf

2. Fitoterapia. Conceptos. Disponible en: http://www.sld.cu/print.php?idv=597

3. García Bacallao L, Rojo Domínguez DM, García Gómez LV, Hernández Ángel M. Plantas con propiedades antiinflamatorias. Rev Cubana Invest Biomed. 2002;21(3):214-6.

4. Sitios de Plantas Medicinales. Disponible en: http://www.sld.cu/sitios/mednat/temas.php?idv=4510

5. Roig TJ. Plantas medicinales aromáticas o venenosas de Cuba. La Habana: Instituto Cubano del Libro, 1979:244.

6. Plantas medicinales FITOMED II P. La Habana: Editorial Ciencias Médicas; 1993. p. 19-20.

7. Sughisita E, Amagaya S, Ogihara Y. Anti-inflammatory testing methods: comparative evaluation of mice and rats. J Pharmaco-Biodyn. 1981;4:565-75.

8. Curtis-Prior PB. Prostaglandins. Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing; 1976.

9. Rosenkilde H. Animal techniques for evaluation anti-inflamatory drugs. En: Nodine JH, Siegler PE, editors. Animal and clinical pharmacologic techniques in drug evaluation. Chicago: Year Book Medical; 1964. p. 492.

10. Vega Montalvo R, Lagarto Parra A. Evaluación del efecto antiinflamatorio del extracto de Piper auritum H.B.K. y toxicidad aguda oral. Rev Cubana Plant Med. 1999;1(4):11-4.

11. Misas C, Hernández N, Abraham A. Contribution to biological evaluation of Cuban plants. Rev Cubana Med Trop. 1979;3:5-12.