IOSR Journal Of Pharmacy (e)-ISSN: 2250-3013, (p)-ISSN: 2319-4219 Volume 11, Issue 6 Series. I (June 2021), PP. 13-16 www.iosrphr.org 13 Buddleja scordioides HBK (Salvilla) a medicinal plant in Bolsón de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico José L. Ortega-Sánchez 1 , Aurora Martínez-Romero 2* , José de Jesús Alba Romero 2 1 Unidad Regional Universitaria de Zonas Áridas, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo. Bermejillo, Durango, México. 2 Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango. México. *Corresponding Autor: Dra. Aurora Martínez Romero, Doctor in Agricultural Sciences. Facultad de Ciencias Químicas (Unidad Gómez Palacio, Durango)Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación Received 30 May 2021; Accepted 14 June 2021 ABSTRACT: Traditional medicine is an alternative resource for the treatment of multiple symptoms associated with gastrointestinal diseases such as inflammation. Traditional medicine or complementary medicine is recognized today as a fundamental resource to preserve the health of millions of beings, the use of natural resources such as medicinal plants is an empirical therapeutic resource with valuable results in its healing practices, in addition to helping to protect and strengthen the cultural identity of a population, in addition to being a healing resource of wide social recognition. The objective of this review was to know the medicinal uses of the Buddleja scordioides HBK (Salvilla) plant from Bolson de Mapimí, Durango. This systematic literature review was carried out from January 2018 to march 2021. Herbal infusions, unlike pharmacological medicines, contain multiple chemical compounds of diverse nature, which act synergistically to give an anti-inflammatory response. B. scordioides has various flavonoid compounds such as rutin, quercetin, and quercitrin have been detected. The antispasmodic activity found, supports the rational use, in traditional medicine B. scordioides is used in the treatment of gastrointestinal cramps, spasms and colic. It is a plant classified as tolerant to lead with great potential to be used in phytoremediation programs for lead-contaminated soils. The methanolic extract of B. scordioides has properties of photoprotective activity. The ethnopharmacology use of the B. scordioides plant is supported by scientific research that attributes its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity to the plant´s phytochemical content. KEY WORDS: wild plant, infusión herbal, medicina folklorica, salud intestinal, actividad antioxidante. I. INTRODUCTION A great diversity of common herbs has medicinal properties, being a natural source of bioactive compounds [1]. Medicinal plants show great interest today because of its multiple physiological effects [2]. In the Loganiaceae family, previously classified in the Buddlejaceae family; Currently, it is classified in the Scrophulariaceae family [3], the genus Buddleja (also Buddleia) comprises around 100 species of which 50 are native to the American continent, North and South America, East and South Africa and the South Asia [4], of which 16 species grow in Mexico [3], according to Rzedowsky (1991) in Mexico there are about 20 species of Buddleja, Buddleja scordioides HBK (Buddlejaceae). The species B. scordioides (salvilla), whose presence and consumption is located in the North of Mexico, has been used in a traditional way for the treatment of some pathologies, especially related to gastric diseases [6]. In the desert of Chihuahua and the State of Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Durango, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosí, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico and the Federal District [7]. It is found in the tropics and subtropics of North and South America, Africa, and Asia. In Mexico and they are used for their medicinal properties [5]. It is important to indicate that approximately 80% of the world population depends on the use of wild plants for treating illnesses and keeping up with their health [1]. Buddleja scordioides HBK (KUNTH), has as synonyms brush, butterfly bush, bush, royal sage, salvilla, escobilla, mato, salvia real [3,7] and swab [8]. Known in Spanish as salvia de bolita, hierva de manita, salvia chiquita, salvia de campo, became officially recognised in the 1930 Mexican Pharmacopoeia where it was shown to have antisudorific activity [3]. Vague and limited information regarding the types and quantity of chemical compounds found in this plant is available.