Validation of the traditional medicinal use of a Mexican endemic orchid (Prosthechea karwinskii) through UPLC-ESI-qTOF-MS/MS characterization of its bioactive compounds

Abstract

Ethnopharmacological relevance: is a medicinal orchid in Oaxaca, Mexico, used to treat diabetes, cough, wounds, and burns, prevent miscarriage and assist in labor. Each part of the plant (leaves, pseudobulbs, or flowers) is used by healers for certain treatment conditions, indicating that each part has different biocompounds with specific pharmacological activity. Aim of the study: and evaluate their ROS inhibition capacity to associate it with medicinal uses. Materials and methods: with DPPH radical. Results: . Conclusions: for further biological studies because of the type of compounds it contained.