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Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Potential, and Biotechnology Strategies for the Conservation of Orchids from the Catasetum Genus

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Catasetum is a genus of the Orchidaceae family with approximately 170 species, some of which have been reported with medicinal properties in different countries of America. The species of this genus are mostly epiphytic plants and are one of the few genera in the Orchidaceae family that develops male and female flowers. Catasetum is distributed from Mexico, throughout tropical America and reaches the North of Argentina. Medicinally, some species are used to treat gastrointestinal diseases, abscesses, asthma, kidney and urinary infections, diabetes mellitus, and others. Propagation methods for large-scale multiplication of some species of this genus are available, but very few species have been propagated. Despite medicinal reports, the species of this genus have been little studied. Therefore, this chapter highlights several research areas where there are gaps and potential research areas to harness the potential of the Catasetum genus.

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Acknowledgments

This work was partially supported by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT, Mexico), grant number 321352 provided to HMRT and CCA. LJCP is a student of doctors in science (773045) and DTR is a student of master’s in science (1181114), both students supported by CONACYT fellowship.

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  1. Programa Multidisciplinario de Posgrado en Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

    Luis J. Castillo-Pérez & Candy Carranza-Álvarez

  2. Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

    Daniel Torres-Rico & Candy Carranza-Álvarez

  3. División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Departamento de Farmacia, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico

    Angel Josabad Alonso-Castro

  4. Instituto de Investigación de Zonas Desérticas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

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  5. Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

    Hugo Magdaleno Ramírez-Tobias

  6. Facultad de Estudios Profesionales Zona Huasteca, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

    Candy Carranza-Álvarez

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Castillo-Pérez, L.J., Torres-Rico, D., Alonso-Castro, A.J., Fortanelli-Martínez, J., Ramírez-Tobias, H.M., Carranza-Álvarez, C. (2023). Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Potential, and Biotechnology Strategies for the Conservation of Orchids from the Catasetum Genus. In: Tiwari, P., Chen, JT. (eds) Advances in Orchid Biology, Biotechnology and Omics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1079-3_6

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