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Research paper thumbnail of Concomitant use of allopathic medicine and herbal products for weight-loss among people with overweight or obesity from Central Mexico

Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas

This study evaluated the prevalence of concomitant use of herbal products for weight loss (HPWL) ... more This study evaluated the prevalence of concomitant use of herbal products for weight loss (HPWL) and allopathic medicine. Factors associated with the prevalence, adverse reactions, and the alteration of medication adherence with the concomitant use of HPWL alone and in combination with allopathic medicine, were assessed. The study was descriptive and cross-sectional using a questionnaire conducted among people with overweight or obesity (n=662) from five cities of Central Mexico. Adherence to medications was measured using the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale. The prevalence of adverse reactions induced by the concomitant use of HPWL, and allopathic medicine was 25.3%. The use of HPWL affected medication adherence by 68%. There is a high prevalence (45.2%) of concomitant use of HPWL and allopathic medicine in people with overweight or obesity in Central Mexico. The concomitant use of HPWL and allopathic medicine induces adverse reactions, mainly gastrointestinal, and thus, medicat...

Research paper thumbnail of Familia Convolvulaceae I

Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes

Familia que incluye aproximadamente 40 géneros, dentro de los cuales se enlistan más de 1500 espe... more Familia que incluye aproximadamente 40 géneros, dentro de los cuales se enlistan más de 1500 especies. Tiene una distribución casi cosmopolita, aunque alcanza su mayor diversificación en latitudes intertropicales, particularmente en regiones que presentan temporadas secas. Probablemente más de la mitad de las especies de Convolvulaceae tienen potencial hortícola ornamental y muchas de ellas se encuentran en jardines y huertos familiares en gran parte de México. En este fascículo se incluye solamente el género Ipomoea, el más grande de la familia, los grupos restantes serán tratados aparte.

Research paper thumbnail of Self-treatment and adverse reactions with herbal products for treating symptoms associated with anxiety and depression in adults from the central-western region of Mexico during the Covid-19 pandemic

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2021

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE There are plant species used in the Mexican traditional medicine f... more ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE There are plant species used in the Mexican traditional medicine for the empirical treatment of anxiety and depression. AIM OF THE STUDY This work assessed the prevalence of self-medication with medicinal plants and the prevalence of the concomitant use of prescribed psychiatric drugs and medicinal plants for treating symptoms associated with anxiety and depression during the Covid-19 lockdown in Mexico. MATERIALS AND METHODS The suspected adverse reactions associated with drug-herb interactions were assessed. The factors associated with self-medication, the concomitant use of herb-drug combinations, and the presence of adverse reactions due their combined use is also reported. The study was descriptive and cross-sectional using an online questionnaire conducted among population with symptoms associated with anxiety and depression (n=2100) from seven states of central-western Mexico. RESULTS The prevalence of the use of herbs (61.9%) and the concomitant use of drug-herb combinations (25.3%) were associated with being diagnosed with mental illness [OR:2.195 (1.655 - 2.912)] and the use of psychiatric medications [OR:307.994 (178.609 - 531.107)], respectively. The presence of adverse reactions (n=104) by the concomitant use of drug-herb combinations was associated with being unemployed [p=0.004, OR: 3.017 (1.404-6.486)]. CONCLUSION Health professionals should be aware if their patients concomitantly use medicinal plants and psychiatric drugs. Public health campaigns should promote the possible adverse reactions that might produce the concomitant use of drug-herb combinations for mental illnesses.

Research paper thumbnail of Datataxa: a new script to extract metadata sequence information from GenBank, the Flora of Bajío as a case study

Botanical Sciences, 2019

Background: GenBank is a public repository that houses millions of nucleotide sequences. Several ... more Background: GenBank is a public repository that houses millions of nucleotide sequences. Several software have been developed to extract information stored in GenBank. However, none of them are useful to extract and organize GenBank accession based on metadata. We developed a new script called Datataxa, which works to mine GenBank information. The checklist of the Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes (FBRA) was used as a case study to apply our script.Questions: How many species occurring in the FBRA have records in GenBank? What percentage of those records have been used for phylogenetic, phylogeographic, phylogenomic, barcoding, genetic diversity, and biogeographic studies?Methods: Datataxa was written in AutoIt Scripting Language in order to facilitate the extraction of information from GenBank. This information was classified in six study categories. A checklist of species published fascicles of FBRA was used as study case to apply our new script, and the previous categories...

Research paper thumbnail of Cupressaceae

Research paper thumbnail of Potential distribution of Pinus martinezii: An spatial model based in ecological knowledge and muticriteria analysis | Distribución potencial del Pinus martinezii: un modelo espacial basado en conocimiento ecológico y análisis multicriterio

Resumen. El modelado de la distribución potencial y actual de las especies se ha convertido en un... more Resumen. El modelado de la distribución potencial y actual de las especies se ha convertido en un área de investigación muy activa; generalmente se basa en el concepto de nicho ecológico y se apoya en el uso de programas de cómputo. El objetivo principal de esta investigación fue elaborar un modelo de distribución potencial de Pinus martinezii en la cuenca del lago de Cuitzeo, utilizando información ambiental y datos de presencia de la especie, lo que requirió identificar los factores ambientales que determinan la distribución de P. martinezii, y elaborar un perfil bioclimático de la especie. El modelo se apoyó en un análisis multicriterio dentro de un sistema de información geográfica. Los atributos se agruparon en 3 criterios: geopedológicos, morfométricos y climáticos. De acuerdo con el mapa que se obtuvo, en la cuenca hay 2 zonas principales de distribución potencial de P. martinezii y algunas regiones aisladas donde no se encontraron poblaciones. El modelo espacial constituye una herramienta importante para planificar labores de conservación y reforestación; asimismo, puede utilizarse para planificar exploraciones en busca de nuevas poblaciones de P. martinezii que no han sido registradas, o identificar sitios donde esta especie pueda reintroducirse.

Research paper thumbnail of Distribución geográfica y ecológica de Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) en el estado de Michoacán, México

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2012

Resumen. De los 2 663 géneros de plantas vasculares registrados para México, Ipomoea (Convolvulac... more Resumen. De los 2 663 géneros de plantas vasculares registrados para México, Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) ocupa el décimo lugar en número de especies y es el más diverso en Michoacán, donde se estudió su distribución geográfica y la relación de su riqueza con factores ambientales. En este trabajo se registraron 75 especies, lo que representa alrededor del 44% de las registradas para México, a pesar de que Michoacán ocupa sólo el 3% del área total nacional. Mediante revisión de 4 herbarios nacionales (EBUM, IEB, ENCB y MEXU) y exploraciones en campo, se obtuvieron 552 registros georreferenciados de Ipomoea. El estado se dividió en celdas de 15' × 15' para ubicar las recolectas y realizar un mapa de riqueza de especies. Se exploró la relación entre la riqueza específica por cuadro y la altitud, precipitación, temperatura, tipo de vegetación y tipo de suelo. El noreste de Michoacán presentó un gran número de registros y una alta riqueza de especies; el suroeste fue la región con menos registros, pero también mostró una alta riqueza específica. Respecto a la temperatura media y precipitación, el mayor número de especies se encontró entre los 15 y 30° C y entre 899 y 1 199 mm, respectivamente. En el gradiente altitudinal la distribución de especies fue bimodal, con un pico entre los 0 y 299 m y otro entre 1 800 y 2 099 m. Se encontró afinidad de estas plantas con el bosque tropical caducifolio, el pastizal secundario y los suelos de tipo litosol, vertisol y luvisol. Palabras clave: gradientes altitudinales, precipitación, Sistemas de Información Geográfica, temperatura. Absctract. Of the 2 663 genera of vascular plants in Mexico, Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) ranks 10th in number of species, and it is the most speciose genus in Michoacán. With 75 species recorded from the state, Michoacán contains approximately 44% of the species reported from Mexico, this despite that the state represents only 3% of the country's surface area. We studied the geografic distribution and the relation between species richness and environmental factors within Michoacán. Through the examination of the major Mexican herbaria, as well as field exploration, we obtained 553 georeferenced specimens. The state was divided into 15 km 2 quadrants in order accommodate the collections, and a map was produced to demonstrate species richness. The relation between species richness and altitude, precipitation, temperature, soil, and vegetation type was explored. Northeastern Michoacán had the greatest number of specimens, as well as the highest species richness. On the contrary, the southwestern portion of the state had the fewest specimens, but also had high species richness. With respect to mean temperature and precipitation, the greatest number of species was found to occur between 15 to 30° C and 899 to 1 199 mm, respectively. The altitudinal gradient of the distribution was bimodal, with one peak between 0 to 299 m and another between 1 800 and 2 099 m. A preference was found for tropical deciduous forest and secondary grasslands, as well as for litosol, vertisol, and luvisol soils.

Research paper thumbnail of La Vegetación del estado de Querétaro: Panorama preliminar

Research paper thumbnail of Familia Ephedraceae

Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes

Familia con un solo género, distribuida en zonas áridas y semiáridas del mundo, principalmente No... more Familia con un solo género, distribuida en zonas áridas y semiáridas del mundo, principalmente Norteamérica, Asia, Europa y África.

Research paper thumbnail of (Vol. 07, 2004-12) Ipomoea Cuprinacoma (Convolvulaceae): A New Morning Glory from Southwestern Mexico

Research paper thumbnail of Ipomoea cuprinacoma (Convolvulaceae): A New Morning Glory from Southwestern Mexico

Lundellia

BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access t... more BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access titles in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences published by nonprofit societies, associations, museums, institutions, and presses.

Research paper thumbnail of Concomitant use of allopathic medicine and herbal products for weight-loss among people with overweight or obesity from Central Mexico

Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas

This study evaluated the prevalence of concomitant use of herbal products for weight loss (HPWL) ... more This study evaluated the prevalence of concomitant use of herbal products for weight loss (HPWL) and allopathic medicine. Factors associated with the prevalence, adverse reactions, and the alteration of medication adherence with the concomitant use of HPWL alone and in combination with allopathic medicine, were assessed. The study was descriptive and cross-sectional using a questionnaire conducted among people with overweight or obesity (n=662) from five cities of Central Mexico. Adherence to medications was measured using the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale. The prevalence of adverse reactions induced by the concomitant use of HPWL, and allopathic medicine was 25.3%. The use of HPWL affected medication adherence by 68%. There is a high prevalence (45.2%) of concomitant use of HPWL and allopathic medicine in people with overweight or obesity in Central Mexico. The concomitant use of HPWL and allopathic medicine induces adverse reactions, mainly gastrointestinal, and thus, medicat...

Research paper thumbnail of Familia Convolvulaceae I

Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes

Familia que incluye aproximadamente 40 géneros, dentro de los cuales se enlistan más de 1500 espe... more Familia que incluye aproximadamente 40 géneros, dentro de los cuales se enlistan más de 1500 especies. Tiene una distribución casi cosmopolita, aunque alcanza su mayor diversificación en latitudes intertropicales, particularmente en regiones que presentan temporadas secas. Probablemente más de la mitad de las especies de Convolvulaceae tienen potencial hortícola ornamental y muchas de ellas se encuentran en jardines y huertos familiares en gran parte de México. En este fascículo se incluye solamente el género Ipomoea, el más grande de la familia, los grupos restantes serán tratados aparte.

Research paper thumbnail of Self-treatment and adverse reactions with herbal products for treating symptoms associated with anxiety and depression in adults from the central-western region of Mexico during the Covid-19 pandemic

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2021

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE There are plant species used in the Mexican traditional medicine f... more ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE There are plant species used in the Mexican traditional medicine for the empirical treatment of anxiety and depression. AIM OF THE STUDY This work assessed the prevalence of self-medication with medicinal plants and the prevalence of the concomitant use of prescribed psychiatric drugs and medicinal plants for treating symptoms associated with anxiety and depression during the Covid-19 lockdown in Mexico. MATERIALS AND METHODS The suspected adverse reactions associated with drug-herb interactions were assessed. The factors associated with self-medication, the concomitant use of herb-drug combinations, and the presence of adverse reactions due their combined use is also reported. The study was descriptive and cross-sectional using an online questionnaire conducted among population with symptoms associated with anxiety and depression (n=2100) from seven states of central-western Mexico. RESULTS The prevalence of the use of herbs (61.9%) and the concomitant use of drug-herb combinations (25.3%) were associated with being diagnosed with mental illness [OR:2.195 (1.655 - 2.912)] and the use of psychiatric medications [OR:307.994 (178.609 - 531.107)], respectively. The presence of adverse reactions (n=104) by the concomitant use of drug-herb combinations was associated with being unemployed [p=0.004, OR: 3.017 (1.404-6.486)]. CONCLUSION Health professionals should be aware if their patients concomitantly use medicinal plants and psychiatric drugs. Public health campaigns should promote the possible adverse reactions that might produce the concomitant use of drug-herb combinations for mental illnesses.

Research paper thumbnail of Datataxa: a new script to extract metadata sequence information from GenBank, the Flora of Bajío as a case study

Botanical Sciences, 2019

Background: GenBank is a public repository that houses millions of nucleotide sequences. Several ... more Background: GenBank is a public repository that houses millions of nucleotide sequences. Several software have been developed to extract information stored in GenBank. However, none of them are useful to extract and organize GenBank accession based on metadata. We developed a new script called Datataxa, which works to mine GenBank information. The checklist of the Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes (FBRA) was used as a case study to apply our script.Questions: How many species occurring in the FBRA have records in GenBank? What percentage of those records have been used for phylogenetic, phylogeographic, phylogenomic, barcoding, genetic diversity, and biogeographic studies?Methods: Datataxa was written in AutoIt Scripting Language in order to facilitate the extraction of information from GenBank. This information was classified in six study categories. A checklist of species published fascicles of FBRA was used as study case to apply our new script, and the previous categories...

Research paper thumbnail of Cupressaceae

Research paper thumbnail of Potential distribution of Pinus martinezii: An spatial model based in ecological knowledge and muticriteria analysis | Distribución potencial del Pinus martinezii: un modelo espacial basado en conocimiento ecológico y análisis multicriterio

Resumen. El modelado de la distribución potencial y actual de las especies se ha convertido en un... more Resumen. El modelado de la distribución potencial y actual de las especies se ha convertido en un área de investigación muy activa; generalmente se basa en el concepto de nicho ecológico y se apoya en el uso de programas de cómputo. El objetivo principal de esta investigación fue elaborar un modelo de distribución potencial de Pinus martinezii en la cuenca del lago de Cuitzeo, utilizando información ambiental y datos de presencia de la especie, lo que requirió identificar los factores ambientales que determinan la distribución de P. martinezii, y elaborar un perfil bioclimático de la especie. El modelo se apoyó en un análisis multicriterio dentro de un sistema de información geográfica. Los atributos se agruparon en 3 criterios: geopedológicos, morfométricos y climáticos. De acuerdo con el mapa que se obtuvo, en la cuenca hay 2 zonas principales de distribución potencial de P. martinezii y algunas regiones aisladas donde no se encontraron poblaciones. El modelo espacial constituye una herramienta importante para planificar labores de conservación y reforestación; asimismo, puede utilizarse para planificar exploraciones en busca de nuevas poblaciones de P. martinezii que no han sido registradas, o identificar sitios donde esta especie pueda reintroducirse.

Research paper thumbnail of Distribución geográfica y ecológica de Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) en el estado de Michoacán, México

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2012

Resumen. De los 2 663 géneros de plantas vasculares registrados para México, Ipomoea (Convolvulac... more Resumen. De los 2 663 géneros de plantas vasculares registrados para México, Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) ocupa el décimo lugar en número de especies y es el más diverso en Michoacán, donde se estudió su distribución geográfica y la relación de su riqueza con factores ambientales. En este trabajo se registraron 75 especies, lo que representa alrededor del 44% de las registradas para México, a pesar de que Michoacán ocupa sólo el 3% del área total nacional. Mediante revisión de 4 herbarios nacionales (EBUM, IEB, ENCB y MEXU) y exploraciones en campo, se obtuvieron 552 registros georreferenciados de Ipomoea. El estado se dividió en celdas de 15' × 15' para ubicar las recolectas y realizar un mapa de riqueza de especies. Se exploró la relación entre la riqueza específica por cuadro y la altitud, precipitación, temperatura, tipo de vegetación y tipo de suelo. El noreste de Michoacán presentó un gran número de registros y una alta riqueza de especies; el suroeste fue la región con menos registros, pero también mostró una alta riqueza específica. Respecto a la temperatura media y precipitación, el mayor número de especies se encontró entre los 15 y 30° C y entre 899 y 1 199 mm, respectivamente. En el gradiente altitudinal la distribución de especies fue bimodal, con un pico entre los 0 y 299 m y otro entre 1 800 y 2 099 m. Se encontró afinidad de estas plantas con el bosque tropical caducifolio, el pastizal secundario y los suelos de tipo litosol, vertisol y luvisol. Palabras clave: gradientes altitudinales, precipitación, Sistemas de Información Geográfica, temperatura. Absctract. Of the 2 663 genera of vascular plants in Mexico, Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) ranks 10th in number of species, and it is the most speciose genus in Michoacán. With 75 species recorded from the state, Michoacán contains approximately 44% of the species reported from Mexico, this despite that the state represents only 3% of the country's surface area. We studied the geografic distribution and the relation between species richness and environmental factors within Michoacán. Through the examination of the major Mexican herbaria, as well as field exploration, we obtained 553 georeferenced specimens. The state was divided into 15 km 2 quadrants in order accommodate the collections, and a map was produced to demonstrate species richness. The relation between species richness and altitude, precipitation, temperature, soil, and vegetation type was explored. Northeastern Michoacán had the greatest number of specimens, as well as the highest species richness. On the contrary, the southwestern portion of the state had the fewest specimens, but also had high species richness. With respect to mean temperature and precipitation, the greatest number of species was found to occur between 15 to 30° C and 899 to 1 199 mm, respectively. The altitudinal gradient of the distribution was bimodal, with one peak between 0 to 299 m and another between 1 800 and 2 099 m. A preference was found for tropical deciduous forest and secondary grasslands, as well as for litosol, vertisol, and luvisol soils.

Research paper thumbnail of La Vegetación del estado de Querétaro: Panorama preliminar

Research paper thumbnail of Familia Ephedraceae

Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes

Familia con un solo género, distribuida en zonas áridas y semiáridas del mundo, principalmente No... more Familia con un solo género, distribuida en zonas áridas y semiáridas del mundo, principalmente Norteamérica, Asia, Europa y África.

Research paper thumbnail of (Vol. 07, 2004-12) Ipomoea Cuprinacoma (Convolvulaceae): A New Morning Glory from Southwestern Mexico

Research paper thumbnail of Ipomoea cuprinacoma (Convolvulaceae): A New Morning Glory from Southwestern Mexico

Lundellia

BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access t... more BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access titles in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences published by nonprofit societies, associations, museums, institutions, and presses.