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Solanum chrysotrichum (Schldl.) of the Solanaceae family belongs to a group of plants commonly known as “sosas” throughout the highlands of Chiapas, México. These plants are used for the treatment of dermatological infections and other skin ailments. Among this group, and as a result of extensive ethnobotanical investigations, two species, Solanum chrysotrichum and S. lanceolatum, are particularly noted, as revealed by the highest index of citation (Zurita and Zolla 1986; Lozoya and Aguilar 1987). The two species are described by traditional healers as the most effective herbal remedies for the treatment of skin infections. According to popular nosologies considered as “skin infections”, water extracts from the leaves of S. chrysotrichum constitute the specific treatment for tiñae (tiña pedis), scabies and other mycosis (Zurita and Zolla 1986).
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Villarreal, M.L., Alvárez, L., Quintero, R. (2002). Solanum chrysotrichum (Schldl): Distribution, Identification of the Antifungal SC-1 Saponin, in Vitro Propagation, Cell Suspension Cultures, Large-Scale Production of SC-1. In: Nagata, T., Ebizuka, Y. (eds) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants XII. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 51. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08616-2_14
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