Mapuche Herbal Medicine Inhibits Blood Platelet Aggregation

Table 1

Overview of the plants examined for blood aggregation inhibition, including voucher number, Latin name, local name, and use. All the plants have been collected in region X in the Valdivian Coastal Range Forest. L: leaf, S: stem, R: root, W: whole plant, T: thorn, and F: flower.

Family	Voucher number	Latin plant name	Collected part	Common name	Local use
Araliaceae	PM01-44	Pseudopanax laetevirens (Gay.) Baill.	L, S	Sauco	Leaves, fruit and bark are used for wound healing, as anti-inflammatory, laxative and as diuretic [3]
Asteraceae	PM01-28	Baccharis absinthioides Hook. & Arn.	L		Baccharis leaves are used for wound healing, as anti pyretic and analgesic [4]
Blechnaceae	PM01-18	Blechnum chilense (Kaulf.) Mett.	L, S, R	Costilla de vaca	The whole plant is used towards gonorrhoea and wound and eye infections [3]
Gunneraceae	PM01-09	Gunnera chilensis Lam.	L, S	Nalca	Stem and root are used against uterus pains, as haemostatic and anti-inflammatorial [3]
Lamiaceae	PM06-38	Satureja multiflora Briq. in Engl & Prantl	L	Oreganillo	Leaves used for digestive problems [5]
Malvaceae	PM01-10	Corynabutilon vitifolium (Cav.) Kearney	L, S	Huella	Bark, stem and leaves are used for liver diseases and uterus contractions [3]
Myrtaceae	PM03-24	Amomyrtus luma (Molina) D. Legrand & Kausel	L, S	Luma	Leaves are used to decrease blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and to treat liver diseases [3]
Myrtaceae	PM01-40	Luma apiculata (DC.) Burret	L, S	Arrayán, Quetri	Leaves are used to treat diarrhea, dysentery, ingestion [6]
Myrtaceae	PM01-16	Ugni molinae	L, S	Murta	The fruit is stimulating and refreshing [3]
Onagraceae	PM+1-19	Fuchsia magellanica Lam.	L, S		Leaves are used as antipyretic, blood pressure regulator, diuretic and wound healing [3]
Poaceae	PM03-32	Anthoxanthum utriculatum (Ruiz & Pav.) Y. Schouten & Veldkamp	L	Ratonera	Roots are used traditionally [3]
Proteaceae	PM03-25	Lomatia ferruginea (Cav.) R.Br.	L, R		Lomatia leaves and bark are used as laxative, expectorant and as anti-inflammatory [3]
Solanaceae	PM05-35	Cestrum parqui L'Hér	L	Palqui	Leaves are used to relief fevers, and towards skin diseases [3]
Winteraceae	PM07-05	Drimys winteri J.R. & G. Forster	L, B		Leaves are used as antipyretic, in wound healing, as diurectic anti inflammatory agent, and against ulcers [3]