The objective of this research was to evaluate the antibacterial activity and cytotoxicity of five plant species from the high Andean and Amazonian zones of the Cusco region. A descriptive, non-experimental and transversal research was developed. Preliminary studies were also conducted consisting of qualitative phytochemical screening and UV-Vis spectrophotometric analysis of the species Acicarpha tribuloides Jussieu (Estrella Kisca), Gamochaeta spicata (Queto-Queto), Minthostachys glabrescens (Bentham) Epling (Muña), Muehlenbeckia volcanica (Bentham) Endlicher (Mullaca) and Piper elongatum M. Vahl (Matico). The samples were collected in different provinces and districts of the Cusco region. Taxonomic identification was carried out in the Vargas CUZ Herbarium of the Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco. The ethanolic extracts of the five species were obtained by the macera...

Se realizó el análisis proximal y tamizaje fitoquímico de hongos alimenticios y medicinales procedentes de la Región Cusco, Perú. Se colectaron basidiocarpos maduros en la zona andina de la provincia de Anta (Agaricus bisporus) y en la zona amazónica de la provincia de La Convención (Pleurotus djamor). El análisis proximal bromatológico se realizó utilizando métodos AOAC, mientras que el análisis fitoquímico cualitativo se realizó por cromatografía en capa fina (TLC). La determinación de aminoácidos totales y carbohidratos se efectuó mediante cromatografía liquida de alta resolución (HPLC-DAD RID, detección de índice de refracción). Los resultados muestran que ambas especies contienen alcaloides y triterpenos esteroides. De los 17 aminoácidos evaluados, todos están presentes en ambas especies, siendo 8 de ellos esenciales. Destaca el contenido de alanina (376,74 ...

The objective of this research was to evaluate the antibacterial activity and cytotoxicity of five plant species from the high Andean and Amazonian zones of the Cusco region. A descriptive, non-experimental and transversal research was developed. Preliminary studies were also conducted consisting of qualitative phytochemical screening and UV-Vis spectrophotometric analysis of the species Acicarpha tribuloides Jussieu (Estrella Kisca), Gamochaeta spicata (Queto-Queto), Minthostachys glabrescens (Bentham) Epling (Muña), Muehlenbeckia volcanica (Bentham) Endlicher (Mullaca) and Piper elongatum M. Vahl (Matico). The samples were collected in different provinces and districts of the Cusco region. Taxonomic identification was carried out in the Vargas CUZ Herbarium of the Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco. The ethanolic extracts of the five species were obtained by the macera...

Se realizó el análisis proximal y tamizaje fitoquímico de hongos alimenticios y medicinales procedentes de la Región Cusco, Perú. Se colectaron basidiocarpos maduros en la zona andina de la provincia de Anta (Agaricus bisporus) y en la zona amazónica de la provincia de La Convención (Pleurotus djamor). El análisis proximal bromatológico se realizó utilizando métodos AOAC, mientras que el análisis fitoquímico cualitativo se realizó por cromatografía en capa fina (TLC). La determinación de aminoácidos totales y carbohidratos se efectuó mediante cromatografía liquida de alta resolución (HPLC-DAD RID, detección de índice de refracción). Los resultados muestran que ambas especies contienen alcaloides y triterpenos esteroides. De los 17 aminoácidos evaluados, todos están presentes en ambas especies, siendo 8 de ellos esenciales. Destaca el contenido de alanina (376,74 ...

Abstract The objective of this research was to identify those medicinal plants and functional foods that the population of Cusco, located in the Peruvian Andes, use as resources to cope with COVID-19 either for prevention or as an adjuvant to treatment with drugs. A descriptive, non-experimental and cross-sectional research was developed. The study population consisted of inhabitants over 20 and under 70 years of age, of both exes from the districts of Cusco, San Jeronimo, San Sebastian, Santiago and Wanchaq in the city of Cusco, Peru. A virtual survey was applied to 1747 inhabitants, for which a questionnaire was designed and elaborated with 07 items whose content was validated by 10 expert judges using Aiken’s V (Aiken’s V > 0.90). The data collected were exported to a database in Microsoft Excel. This research work was reviewed and approved by the Research Bioethics Committee o...

Abstract The objective of this research was to identify those medicinal plants and functional foods that the population of Cusco, located in the Peruvian Andes, use as resources to cope with COVID-19 either for prevention or as an adjuvant to treatment with drugs. A descriptive, non-experimental and cross-sectional research was developed. The study population consisted of inhabitants over 20 and under 70 years of age, of both exes from the districts of Cusco, San Jeronimo, San Sebastian, Santiago and Wanchaq in the city of Cusco, Peru. A virtual survey was applied to 1747 inhabitants, for which a questionnaire was designed and elaborated with 07 items whose content was validated by 10 expert judges using Aiken’s V (Aiken’s V > 0.90). The data collected were exported to a database in Microsoft Excel. This research work was reviewed and approved by the Research Bioethics Committee o...

Background The burden of the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru has led to people seeking alternative treat- ments as preventives and treatment options such as medicinal plants. This study aimed to assess factors associated with the use of medicinal plants as preventive or treatment of respiratory symptom related to COVID-19 during the pandemic in Cusco, Peru. Method A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted on general public (20- to 70-year-old) from August 31 to September 20, 2020. Data were collected using a structured question- naire via Google Forms, it consisted of an 11-item questionnaire that was developed and validated by expert judgment using Aiken’s V (Aiken’s V > 0.9). Both descriptive statistics and bivariate followed by multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to assess factors associated with the use of medicinal plants for COVID-19 prevention and respira...

Se realizó el aislamiento de cepas a partir de especímenes silvestres de Agaricus bisporus colectadas en 5 localidades de la región del Cusco pertenecientes a las provincias de Anta yCusco, obteniendo 6 cepas silvestres codificadas como: Ag01, Ag02, Ag03, Ag04, Ag05 y Ag06, las cuales se encuentran almacenadas en el CIPHAM y banco de cepas de la Sociedad deMicología Aplicada del Cusco - IIFAA. Posteriormente se realizó la caracterización micelial, obteniendo como moda las siguientes características: micelio de color blanco en el anverso,crema rosácea en el reverso, de forma irregular, plana, de margen filiforme lobulada, textura aterciopelada, densidad media, con pocas hifas aéreas y con regular abundancia de rizomorfos. Además, una característica sobresaliente en algunas cepas fue la presencia de conglomerados miceliales con producción de exudados de color café. Por otro la...

Se realizó el aislamiento de cepas a partir de especímenes silvestres de Agaricus bisporus colectadas en 5 localidades de la región del Cusco pertenecientes a las provincias de Anta yCusco, obteniendo 6 cepas silvestres codificadas como: Ag01, Ag02, Ag03, Ag04, Ag05 y Ag06, las cuales se encuentran almacenadas en el CIPHAM y banco de cepas de la Sociedad deMicología Aplicada del Cusco - IIFAA. Posteriormente se realizó la caracterización micelial, obteniendo como moda las siguientes características: micelio de color blanco en el anverso,crema rosácea en el reverso, de forma irregular, plana, de margen filiforme lobulada, textura aterciopelada, densidad media, con pocas hifas aéreas y con regular abundancia de rizomorfos. Además, una característica sobresaliente en algunas cepas fue la presencia de conglomerados miceliales con producción de exudados de color café. Por otro la...