The herbal pharmacopoeia of Ecuador: a national model for integrating traditional knowledge and biodiscovery
The official adoption of an Herbal Pharmacopoeia in Ecuador will strengthen scientific production, support the regulation of natural products, protect ancestral knowledge, and promote research on bioactive compounds. Its success will depend on collaboration between the government, academia, industry, and ancestral communities, ensuring its development and positioning Ecuador as a leading reference in ethnobotany and biosustainability.
Authors
- Andrea Abril-Novillo
- Jairo Jaime-Carvajal
- Andrea Orellana‐Manzano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4393-0297)
- Fabián León-Tamaríz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1540-8087)
- Juan Manuel Cevallos‐Cevallos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4609-7998)
- Patricia Manzano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3189-6455)
- Susana A. Llivisaca-Contreras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9982-2634)
- Jaime Naranjo-Morán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4410-9337)
- Martín Bastidas-Gálvez
- María Muenala-Tituaña
- Adrián Abad-Mihalache
Institutions
- Brigham Young University (US)
- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (JP)
- University of Cuenca (EC)
- Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral (EC)
- Politecnica Salesiana University (EC)
- Universidad de Otavalo (EC)
- Instituto de Botânica (BR)
- Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte de Guayaquil (EC)
- Universidad Ecotec (EC)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pharmacology
- Published
- 2025-10-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2025.1662980
- Primary Topic
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad