@Article{phyton.2011.80.139,
AUTHOR = {Garcia Sanchez E, CB Ramirez Lopez, REN del Rio Torres, MM Martinez Pacheco},
TITLE = {A revision of <i>Eupatorium</i> (Compositae: Eupatorieae) from Michoacan},
JOURNAL = {Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany},
VOLUME = {80},
YEAR = {2011},
NUMBER = {all},
PAGES = {139--146},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/phyton/v80nall/36986},
ISSN = {1851-5657},
ABSTRACT = {An important study in species of the genus <i>Eupatorium</i>, that inhabits other parts of the world, was conducted in the search for new molecules with pharmacological activities, thus showing that it is a potential source of novel secondary metabolites. We reviewed the number of <i>Eupatorium</i> species that have been described in the State of Michoacan, and that can be available for harvesting, to make a phytochemical screening. It was found that 69 <i>Eupatorium</i> spp are growing in 69% of the Michoacan territory. Within this group there are ten species used in Mexican traditional medicine. It was evident the difficulty in taxonomic classifying these species since several <i>Eupatorium</i> spp have synonyms. It appeared that the number of native members should be reduced in the genus. A preliminary chemical analysis was conducted on the flowers of nine native <i>Eupatorium</i> spp by nuclear magnetic resonance of hexane extracts. It was determined that the major secondary metabolites belonged to the chemical families of terpenes and chromenes.},
DOI = {10.32604/phyton.2011.80.139}
}