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Abstract: Twenty-eight native plants mainly used to cure diseases related to microbial infection and stress oxidative disorders were selected
to test the antimicrobial activity against E. coli, P. aeruginosa, S. aureus, B. subtilis, and C. albicans using diffusion and microdilution
methods. The antioxidant activity was determined by scavenging DPPH free-radical and phytochemical evaluation was performed for plants
with promising activities. Twenty-seven plants showed antibacterial activity, four had anti-Candida activity, and four showed antioxidant
activity. It was found that Oreocallis grandiflora, Gentianella weberbaueri, Gamochaeta americana, Hypericum laricifolium, Loricaria
ferruginea, Muehlenbeckia volcanica, and Oenothera multicaulis, showed promising biological activity and contained alkaloids, phenolic
compounds, flavonoids, catecholic or gallic tannins. This study leaves evidence about the medicinal potential of wild high-Andean plants;
thus, further pharmacological, phytochemical, ecological and biotechnological studies will contribute to promote their conservation and
sustainable use; especially since they are highly vulnerable and risk extinction.
Keywords: Cordillera Blanca; Andean plant; antibacterial; anti-Candida; antioxidant; phytochemical assay.
Resumen: Se seleccionó veintiocho plantas nativas usadas principalmente para tratarcurar enfermedades relacionadas principalmente con
infecciones microbianas y desordenes oxidativos. A estas plantas se para ser evaluóados en su actividad antimicrobiana sobre E. coli, P.
auriginosa, S. aureus, B. subtilis, y C. albicans usando métodos de difusión y microdilución. Se determinó la actividad antioxidante
mediante el ensayo del libre radical DPPH y se realizó la evaluación fitoquímica de las plantas con actividades promisorias. Veinte siete
plantas mostraron actividad antibacteriana, cuatro mostraron actividad anti-Candida, y cuatro actividad antioxidante. Oreocallis grandiflora,
Gentianella weberbaueri, Gamochaeta americana, Hypericum laricifolium, Loricaria ferruginea, Muehlenbeckia volcanica, y Oenothera
multicaulis mostraron actividad biológica promisoria, y se encontró que contienen alcaloides, compuestos fenólicos, flavonoides, taninos
gálicos y catecólicos. Este estudio deja evidencia del potencial medicinal de las plantas silvestres alto andinas; por lo tanto, los estudios
farmacológicos, fitoquímicos, ecológicos y biotecnológicos contribuirían en la promoción de su conservación y uso sustentable debido a su
alta vulnerabilidad y riesgo de extinción.
Palabras clave: Cordillera Blanca; planta Andina; antibacteriano; anti-Candida; antioxidante; ensayo fitoquímico.
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Tamariz-Angeles et al. Pharmacological potential of high-Andean medicinal plants
Martin et al. (1965) and Cáceres (1996). The plants sample or 0.2 mg of standard antibiotic. Plates were
were washed with tap water and dried under fresh air incubated for 24 hours at 35° C. The inhibition halos
and shade. The dried samples were milled and sieved were measured subtracting the disk diameter; then
up to 2 mm. After that, they were macerated with values ≥ 2 were considered as inhibition.
ethanol 50º (10:90 w/v) under darkness and room
temperature (18-22° C) for 12 days to attain Antibacterial minimum inhibitory concentration
maximum extraction. The samples were filtered on (MIC) using tetrazolium salt
filter paper followed by sterilization using 0.2 μm Extracts were serial diluted in Müller and Hinton
millipore filter, and the extracts were concentrated Broth II (MHBII, Difco) at 0.10, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75,
using rotavapor (Buchi, Switzerland) up to 40° C, and 1.00 to 10.00 mg·mL-1 (increasing 0.50). The serial
left at 4° C for 10 days to achieve complete dryness. dilutions were dispensed into 96-well plates (100 µL
Dry extracts were dissolved at 100 mg·mL-1 per well) and were inoculated with 10µL of IIBd (IIB
using DMSO and water in the relation 1:24. These diluted in MHBII 1:20). Controls of growth (MHBII
stock extract dilution were used in antimicrobial and with inoculum) and contamination (MHBII or
antioxidant assays immediately or were stored at 4 °C extracts without inoculum) were prepared. Plates
for 14 days as a maximum. These stocks were diluted were incubated for 24 hours at 35° C. Tetrazolium
in culture medium (antimicrobial microdilution salt was used as growth indicator (Ncube et al., 2008;
assay) or methanol (antioxidant assay). For the Klančnik et al., 2010); adding 10 μL of tetrazolium
antimicrobial diffusion method, in order to violet 0.1% (TV, Sigma T0138) to each well and
standardize amount (mg) of extract by filter paper incubated for 4 hours at 35° C under dark. TV is
disk and considering that they are crude extract. Filter reduced to violet precipitated, in presence of
paper disks impregnated with 2 mg of plant extract respiratory activity. MICs were considered like the
were prepared in the following way: 20 µL (4 µL x 5 lowest concentrations of extracts that inhibited the
times) of extracts were soaked in sterile filter paper bacterial growth that was noticed by the absence of
disks of 5 mm and dried in a sterile chamber for 1 violet precipitated.
hour. The amount of tetracycline, streptomycin or
nystatin by each filter paper disk was 0.2 or 1.6 mg Anti-Candida activity
respectively, since they showed good inhibition halos The susceptibility of C. albicans ATCC90028 was
between 10 - 25 mm against the strains tested. evaluated by diffusion and microdilution methods
according to M44-A and M27-2A (CLSI) protocols
Antibacterial activity with few modifications. Nystatin (commercial
E. coli ATTC25922, S. aureus ATCC25923, B. suspension) was used as an antifungal standard.
subtilis ATCC11774, and P. aeruginosa ATCC27853 Three replicates per test were performed and the
were tested by diffusion and microdilution methods reproducibility was evaluated two times. Preparation
according to M02-A7 and M07-A8 protocols of the of initial inoculum (IIY) was similar to antibacterial
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). assay.
In both methods, the initial inoculum (IIB)
was made with two colonies from a 14 hours grown Anti-Candida diffusion assay
plate diluted in NaCl 0.8% until 0.08 - 0.1 OD620. IIY was done by swabbing it twice onto 12 x 12 cm
Streptomycin (Sigma) and tetracycline (Sigma) were Petri dishes with TSA and continued as described
used as standard antibiotics. Three replicates per test previously for the Antibacterial diffusion assay.
were performed, and the reproducibility was Incubation was for 48 hours. The sample disk
evaluated two times. contained 2.0 mg, and the nystatin disk had 1.6 mg.
at 35° C for 48 hours, and MICs were obtained as that gave the best results. The evaluation was
described in Antibacterial minimum inhibitory repeated twice and 250 mL of ethanol extracts
concentration (MIC) assay. prepared as previously described, were used.
In the first method, 20 mL of ethanol extract
Antioxidant activity tested by DPPH scavenging were separated (fraction A), and 230 mL were dried
method and fractionated in 4 fractions (B, C, D, E)
Microdilution method described by Guaratini et al. considering pH, solubility, and polarity (Lock, 1994).
(2012) was used, and ascorbic acid was used as a The presence of phenols, alkaloids, amino acids,
standard. Extracts (100 mg·L-1) were serially diluted tannins, triterpenes and/or steroids,
with methanol at 25 to 2000 μg·mL-1. 100 µl of each leucoanthocyanidins, and quinones was evaluated
dilution was dispensed into six wells; immediately 10 with color reactions.
μL of fresh DPPH (10 mg·L-1 dissolved in MeOH) TLC was developed on silica gel 60 F254,
was added into three well, and 10 μL of MeOH into Aluminum sheets (Merck), with BAW (n-butanol-
the other three. Plates were incubated at 25° C in acetic acid-water) at ratios (3:1:3), (4:1:1), (4:1:3)
darkness for 30 min. After, the absorbance at 517 nm and (4:1:5). For the phenolic groups, the chromate
was measured twice in a microplate plates were evaluated without or with FeCl3 (1%) or
spectrophotometer (BioTek, USA). The percentage of H2SO4 (1%) and were observed using white light,
radical inhibition per sample was calculated as % I = UV254, and UV365; the retention factor (Rf) of the
[DPPHA - (MA-BMA)/DPPHA] x 100. Where separated compounds were calculated, color and
DPPHA is the DPPH absorbance, MA is the fluorescence were observed and compared with
absorbance of the sample plus DPPH, BMA is the literature (Wagner & Bladt, 1966; Harborne, 1984;
absorbance of the sample without DPPH. Lock, 1994; Galand et al., 2002). Similarly, alkaloids
The antioxidant activity was expressed as were studied using Dragendorff reagent.
IC50, which represent the extract concentration to
inhibit 50% of DPPH radical (Lee et al., 2003), and it Statistical analysis
is calculated from the regression curve I% versus The antimicrobial and antioxidant assays were
extract concentration. performed using 6 replicates, and phytochemical
screening had 2 replicates. The results were
Phytochemical evaluation expressed as values, and standard deviations were
Thin layer chromatography (TLC) and method calculated. ANOVA and Duncan’s test were used to
proposed by Lock (1994) were used for compare the values of antimicrobial diffusion assay
phytochemical evaluation of samples leaf extracts and antioxidant DPPH scavenging method.
Table No. 1
Taxonomic, ethnopharmacology, market and endemism information of selected plants
CS**
Scientific name, family, common * E
N° Traditional medicinal use
names*/used part in popular medicine* M P *
Alonsoa linearis (Jacq.) Ruiz & Pav. To cure stomach pain. It is used with other plants to x a
Scrophulariacea take baths against cold. (5, 6)
1 rirkacock, shoqumpa wëta, aturash, flor
de muerto, pillwi pillwi, rinriqora,
chanllillí ᶲ/whole plant
Baccharis genistelloides Pers. To cure urinary, liver, and kidney problems; to treat x a
Asteraceae malaria, rheumatism, diabetes, and cholesterol.
2
carqueja, kima esquina, cuchu- Diuretic, antidiarrheal, and blood purification.(5, 6, 7)
cuchu/stem
Berberis lutea Ruiz & Pavon As anti-inflammatory during respiratory tract, and
Berberidaceae muscle pains. It is used as dye: the fruit (color blue)
3 chekci, qarwash casha, qontsi, qarwa and roots (color yellow). (4,6)
quinche, carhuascasa/fruit, root, leaf,
stems
Buddleja incana Ruiz & Pav. To treat the Carrion disease (an endemic disease x a
4
Scrophulariacea caused by Bartonella bacilliformis), it is an astringent
quisuar, quishuar/leaf to treat wart and to wash open sore. Leaf and barks
are rubbed on genitals in order to prevent postpartum
infections. It is used to take baths against cold. (4,5,6)
Gamochaeta americana (Mill) Wedd. Against cold, conjunctivitis, and diarrhea. (5, 10) x w
Asteraceae
5
alkupa allung, lengua de perro/leaf,
stem, flowers
Gentianella weberbaueri (Gild) Fabris To prevent cavities. The flowers are collected to fᴪ y
Gentianacea decorate religious statues and the boiled extract is
6
puca makashqa, puca shaqwa, puca used as red coloring. (6)
shaqapa, antenaria /whole plant
Hypericum laricifolium Juss. To cure warts, cold, chills, tiredness of all the body. x a
Hypericaceae Antidepressant. (5,6)
7
chinchango, cypres, romero de la
altura/stem, leaf, flower
Jungia paniculata (DC.) A. Gray For wound healing, injuries, stomach ulcers, x a
Asteraceae nephritis, hemorrhoids, vaginitis, urinary tract illness
8
matico, qaramati, caramate/leaf and hurts. Antiseptic or antibiotic, and anti-
inflammatory. (4, 6, 8, 9)
Loricaria ferruginea (Ruiz & Pav.) To alleviate menstrual delay, and for blood x a
Wedd. circulation. Steam mixed up with other plants is used
9
Asteraceae for bath to cold.
wallpapa chaquin, pata de gallo/stem (2, 5, 6)
Lupinus weberbaueri Lubr. For stomach problems or ulcers, diabetes. The fᴪ
10 Fabacea flowers are collected to decorate religious statues. (5)
taulli macho, tararwa /leaf
Muehlenbeckia volcanica (Benth) Endl. For diarrhea, flu, asthma, other bronchia disorders, x w
Polygonaceae stomach pain and “internal wounds” with
11
mullaca , mullak´a, viruta, hemorrhage. Antipyretic, antitussive, analgesic and
mullaka/whole plant, fruit antiseptic to treat throat infections. (4,5, 8)
Notrotice obtusa A. W. Hill Leaves and flowers of Notrotiche sp. are used to x w y
Malvacea make a tea to treat colic. (6)
12
raíz de alte, qori waqaq, shiric-yalckoy, To kidney problemsᶲ.
tupucpa-ashuan/leaves, stem and flower
Oenothera multicaulis Ruiz & Pavon Wound healing, and antiseptic. (9) x w
13 Onagraceae
chupasangre,tullpishᶲ/leaf
Oreocallis grandiflora (Lam.) R. Br. To alleviate flu and strong sensation of cold, cough, x f
Proteacea pain after hard work in the sun, headache, diabetes,
14
tzaq'pa, chacpá, cucharillo/flowers, leaf, and fever. To cure liver and kidney problems. (5,10)
stem
Peperomia hartwegiana Miq. To cure gingivitis and otitis; lung, liver and kidney x a
Piperacea diseases, stomach ulcers, bruises. (5, 6)
15
congona redonda ᶲ, congona,
winayquilla, congona /stem, leaf
Perezia coerulescens Wedd. To alleviate heart pain. Sedative, diuretic, and x w
16 Asteraceae diaphoretic.
valeriana, patza maki/root, rhizome (4, 5)
Perezia multiflora (Bonpl.) Less Diuretic, febrifuge, sudorific, expectorant, x w
Asteraceae antitussive, analgesic, anti-inflammatory. To treat
17 escorzunera, chancoruma/leaf back ache, stomach ache, flu, cough, bronchitis,
tuberculosis, and diarrhea. To cicatrize teeth and
throat injuries. (1, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Perezia pinnatifida (Bonpl.) Wedd. To treat asthmatic cough, headache, and heart x w
Asteraceae disorders. Central nervous system stimulant,
18
valeriana, contrahierba, valeriana antitussive, sedative, tonic, tranquilizer. (4, 6)
fina/leaf, root, rhizome
Senecio calvus Cuatrec. For cough, respiratory sickness, and it is used in bath x w y
19 Asteraceae against cold. (4, 5)
Huamamrripa, vira vira/leaf
20 Senecio canescens (Bonpl.) Cuatr. Sudorific, expectorant, antipyretic. To treat bronchia x w
Table No. 2
Collection data of specimen plants selected
Collection Collection place
N° Species Sample ID
Date Sector Latitude Longitude Elevation
Alonsoa linearis UNASAM 14/06/14 Qda. Quillcayhuanca -9.50447 -77.44772 3850m
1
-HDS-127
Baccharis UNASAM 10/06/13 Qda. Huaripampa -8.95068 -77.56283 3751 m
2
genistelloides -HDS-104
Berberis lutea UNASAM 29/09/13 Qda. Llanganuco -9.04832 -77.60837 3953 m
3
-HDS-118
Buddleja incana UNASAM 22/09/13 Qda. Shallap -9.50106 -77.36886 4137 m
4
-HDS-128
Gamochaeta UNASAM 14/05/15 Marketed
5
americana -HDS-105
Gentianella UNASAM 23/01/13 Qda. Churup -9.47707 -77.42478 4570 m
6
weberbaueri -HDS-121
Hypericum laricifolium UNASAM 15/06/14 Qda. Quillcayhuanca -9.50604 -77.44159 3861m
7
-HDS-119
Jungia paniculata UNASAM 24/06/13 Road to Pitec, Huascaran -9.51771 -77.48164 3392m
8
-HDS-106 National Park
Figure No. 1
Map of the collection area. Numbers are the samples are in the Table No. 2
Finally, according to diffusion assay, low triterpenes and/or steroids in four, amino acids in
MICs and/or a broad spectrum of antibacterial three, and quinones only in one (Table No. 4). In the
activity were found for H. laricifolium, L. ferruginea, TLC method, BAW (4:1:5) was the best mobile
O. grandiflora, M. volcanica, and O. multicaulis. phase and was selected to all assays. According to the
different retention factor (Rf), color and fluorescence
Anti-Candida activity of the different TLC treatments with or without
The antifungal activity against C. albicans was FeCl3 or H2SO4 for phenolic compounds and
uncommon in the plants tested; only G. weberbaueri, Dragendorf for alkaloids; it was possible to
L. ferruginea, and O. multicaulis showed anti- differentiate some types of tannins, flavonoids,
Candida activities using the dilution and diffusion alkaloids and other phenolic compounds for each
methods, while X. dactylophyllum had a slightly sample (Table No. 5). Both methods assayed were
positive activity with the diffusion method (Table No. complementary, and did not show contradictory
3). results.
Table No. 3
Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of ethanolic extracts of medicinal plants
Antimicrobial activity DPPH activity
N° Species PE Diameter inhibition halo* mm, (MIC mg·mL-1) IC50
Sa Bs Ec Pa Ca µg·L-1
15.5 ± 2.1bcd 5.5±0.7ef
l 274.2 ± 17.0g
A. linearis (2.5) (2.5)
1
8.5±0.7gh 4.5±2.1efgh
s
(3.0) (3.0)
B. genistelloides 4.5±0.7ijkl 3.5±0.7efgh
2 s
(4.0) (4.0)
B. lutea 7.0±1.4hi 3.5±0.7efgh
3 l 202.2 ± 8.5d
(7.5) (5.0)
B. incana 16.5±0.7bc
4 l
(3.0)
Table No. 4
Phytochemical composition using Lock (1994) method
Type of secondary Plants
Color reagent l l l
metabolite Og Hl Gw Gal Lfa Mva Oml
Alkaloid Dragendorff Mayer x x x x x
Tannin Gelatin x x x x x x
Phenolic compound FeCl3 x x x x x x x
Flavonoid Shinoda x x x x x
Leucoanthocyanin Rosenheim x x x
Triterpen and/or steroid Lieberman-Buchard x x x x
Quinone Bortranger x
Og, O. grandiflora; Hl, H. laricifolium; Gw, G. weberbaueri; Ga, G. americana; Lf, L. ferruginea; Mv, M.
volcanica; and Om, O. multicaulis. l, leaves; a, whole aerial part.“x” represent the presence of the secondary
metabolite
H. laricifolium is a shrub that grows in the al., 2016); in concordance, H. laricifolium has
high Andean areas from Venezuela, Ecuador, and phenolic compounds especially flavonoids and gallic
Peru (Crockett et al., 2010). Some Hypericum species tannins. Likewise, its leaves contain caffeic acid (El-
are well known for their medicinal properties (Cirak Seedi et al., 2003) which is a potent antioxidant
et al., 2017), and H. laricifolium is used mainly to (Gülçin, 2006); acylphloroglucinol derivatives
treat cold, wart, and as an antidepressant (Table No. (Ccana-Ccapatinta & von Poser, 2015) which are
1). Their leaves and stems showed activities against associated with antitumor, antibacterial, and anti-HIV
P. aeruginosa, B. subtilis, and S. aureus. The latter activities of H. sampsonii (Zhu et al., 2015). Also, H.
activity was also reported for ethanolic, methanolic laricifolium inhibited a proliferative growth of Hep3
and chloroformic extracts of samples from other cells (Carraz et al., 2015), but the compounds
regions (Bussmann et. al., 2010; Jerves-Andrade et involved in this effect are not described yet.
al., 2014). Antibacterial compounds of H. O. grandiflora is a tree that grows in the
laricifolium have not still been determined; but Peruvian inter-Andean valleys between 1500-4000
tetraketone and hyperforin were isolated from H. m.a.s.l. (Reynel & Marcelo, 2009), and some areas
perfolatum had antibacterial and antidepressant from Ecuador (Alejandro-Espinosa et al., 2013). It is
activities (Saddiqe et al., 2010). Some Hypericum used to treat cold and fever (Tene et al., 2007;
species are known for their antioxidant property Gonzales De La Cruz et al., 2014); and it has shown
(Kızıl et al., 2008; Boga et al., 2016), and H. a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity, where the
laricifolium showed antioxidant activity with DPPH halos size against S. aureus and P. aeruginosa were
assay. In their phytochemistry, Hypericum species similar to reference antibiotic halos. Likewise, O.
contain phenolic, flavonoids and tannins compounds, grandiflora has shown antioxidant activity, possibly
which would be responsible for their cytotoxic, by the presence of phenolic compounds such as
antitumor, and anti-inflammatory properties (Boga et catecholic tannins and flavonoids found in its
phytochemical evaluation. It is used to treat diabetes consider that O. grandiflora is an endangered species
(Gonzales De La Cruz et al., 2014), which could be in Peru due to its irrational use; besides it is being
related to its antioxidant activity; however, displaced from its habit by exotic and agricultural
Alejandro-Espinosa et al. (2013) have found that O. forest species; thus, Olivera-Gonzales et al. (2017a)
grandiflora leaves inhibited α-amylase and β- have performed a methodology for O. grandiflora in
glucosidase as a hypoglycemic activity mechanisms, vitro propagation such as an alternative for its
and showed antioxidant activity using DPPH assay. conservation.
About its conservation status, Pretell et al. (1985)
Table No. 5
Phytochemical evaluation using TLC with reagent and detection method
Other phenolic
Plant Alkaloid Type of tannins Type of flavonoid (number)
compound
flavanonol, flavone, flavonone or isoflavone
Ogl 2 catechol (1) 2
(3); anthocyanin (1)
Hll 3 catechol (3) flavone, isoflavone or flavonol (6) 4
l
Gw 2 - flavone, isoflavone or flavonol (5) 2
Gal 2 catechol (2) flavanone or flavone (2) 4
Lfa 3 catechol (1) flavanone or flavone (2) 6
Mva 3 catechol (1) flavone, flavonol or flavanone (3) 4
Oml 1 gallic acid (1) flavonol, flavone or chalcone (2) 1
Og, O. grandiflora; Hl, H. laricifolium; Gw, G. weberbaueri; Ga, G. americana; Lf, L. ferruginea; Mv, M.
volcanica, and Om, O. multicaulis. l, leaves; a, whole aerial part.
province - because it is highly collected without agro- ecosystem facing global warming; and according to
ecological study for its conservation and sustainable these results the most promising species are G.
use (De-la-Cruz et al., 2007). americana, G. weberbaueri, H. laricifolium, L.
O. multicualis inhibited the growth of B. ferruginea, M. volcanica, O. multicaulis and O.
subtilis, S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, and C. albicans, grandiflora. There is enough evidence about their
such as reported Rojas et al. (2003). Furthermore, the pharmacological potential as an important source for
last three bacteria are related to skin infections (Lima new drugs. Most of the plants do not have
et al., 2016), which could explain its usefulness as an phytochemical and bioactive activity information and
antiseptic (Table No 1). O. multicaulis has shown the in many cases, the whole plants are collected without
presence of tannins, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, management plans and are over exploited. For this
triterpenes and/or steroids, quinones and amino acids; reason, their promising biological activities studies
with exception of the two last compounds all were and biotechnological applications could contribute to
described in other Oenothera species (Festa et al., improve their conservation and sustainable use.
2015). Likewise Srivastava et al. (2007) isolated
oenosyticin - a potent metabolite against S. aureus ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and S. epidermidis - from O. biennis; but no more The authors want to thank Cecilia Vásquez-Robinet
phytochemical research was found for the family. O. and Nikolai Hidalgo who revised and corrected the
multicualis is widely distributed from Ecuador to English grammar in the draft manuscript. Too, thank
Bolivia; however, the whole plant is collected Alberto Castañeda who prepared the map. Likewise,
identifying it as a probably threatened species. this research was financially supported by the
L. ferruginea is a shrub that grows from Dirección General de Investigación (DGI) of the
Central Ecuador - Central Peru between 3300-4800 Universidad Nacional Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo
masl, and is sold as a medicinal plant in popular (UNASAM-Perú) as a component of the project
markets (Dillon & Sagastegui, 1991). It is used “Caracterización biológica, fitoquímica y molecular
together to others plants for bathing (Gonzales de la de plantas Peruanas altoandinas con potencial en la
Cruz et al., 2014). It showed antibacterial activity industria farmacológica”.
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