Secado de malva olorosa (pelargonium odoratissinum) mediante liofilización para la utilización en la elaboración de medicamentos.

Abstract

On our planet at a global level, traditional medicine has been of great help to treat various diseases thanks to its metabolites with therapeutic properties, which over the years have been used for the development of new drugs. Like most medicinal plants, Malva odorosa (Pelargonium odoratissimum) contains many active ingredients with great anti-inflammatory, astringent and antimicrobial potential. But some of its metabolites are thermolabile, that is, many of its properties would be lost if a good drying method is not chosen. To solve this problem, the lyophilization method has been proposed, which allows obtaining its metabolites without degrading them. Due to the aforementioned, this research aims to explain the freeze-drying process through bibliographic research applied to an extract of the leaves of P. odoratissimum for use in the preparation of medicines with the help of scientific documents. A descriptive study was carried out to resolve the practical case, theses and scientific articles were reviewed from different reliable reliable sources: Google scholar, Medline, Pubmed and Scielo. It was obtained as a result that by using the freeze-drying process, a dry extract can be obtained without degrading the metabolites, this extract can be used for the development of solid pharmaceutical forms with antimicrobial activity thanks to the flavonoids and tannins that this plant possesses. , giving it great effect against different strains of bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), and Candida albicans (C. albicans).