%0 Journal Article
%T Fitoqu¨ªmica del g¨¦nero Vaccinium (Ericaceae)
%A Abreu Guirado
%A Orlando A.
%A Cu¨¦llar Cu¨¦llar
%A Armando
%A Prieto
%A Sylvia
%J Revista Cubana de Plantas Medicinales
%D 2008
%I ECIMED
%X background: phytochemistry of genus vaccinium (ericaceae) was reviewed. methods: napralert and phytochemical and ethnobotanical database as well as available literature were accessed. results: a great number of research studies and compounds of 32 species and 23 cultivars were found. predominant metabolites -mainly in the fruit- were benzenoids, flavonoids (cyanidines, hyperoside, epi-cathequine and proanthocyanidines) and phenylpropanoids. geographic distribution of research studies showed that a high number of indigenous latin-american species has not yet been studied as part of a research work. conclusions: the potential of biologically active compounds of this genus represents a likely successful field to develop herbal medicines or nutritional supplements.
%K vaccinium
%K phytochemistry
%K urinary tract infection
%K herbal drug.
%U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1028-47962008000300003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en