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Cecropia pachystachya Trécul: a promising ingredient for skin-whitening cosmetics [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023
Because it promotes the lightening of pigment spots, tyrosinase inhibition is one of the mechanisms of depigmenting cosmetic products. Considering the adverse effects produced by synthetic depigmenting actives, the search for new therapeutic options is ...
Pedro Henrique Santos de Freitas, Jéssica Leiras Mota Conegundes, Monique de Rezende Evangelista, Maycon Alcântara de Almeida, Natália Prado da Silva, Guilherme Diniz Tavares, Fernanda Maria Pinto Vilela, Ana Paula do Nascimento Duque, Antônia Ribeiro, Elita Scio   +9 more
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Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome sequence of Cecropia pachystachya [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017
The complete chloroplast genome of Cecropia pachystachya Trécul was determined in this study. The total genome size was 153,925 bp in length, containing a pair of inverted repeats (IRs) of 25,443 bp, which were separated by large single copy (LSC) and ...
Zeng-Yuan Wu, Xin-Yu Du, Richard I. Milne, Jie Liu, De-Zhu Li   +4 more
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Co-existence of ants and termites in Cecropia pachystachya Trécul (Urticaceae) [PDF]

Sociobiology, 2014
Individuals of Cecropia pachystachya Trécul (Urticaceae) host Azteca (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) colonies in their hollow internodes and feed them with glycogen bodies produced in modified petiole bases (trichilia).
Ana Carolina de Oliveira Neves, Carolina Tavares Bernardo, Flavio Antonio Maës dos santos   +2 more
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Effects of different temperatures on the performance of seeds germination of Cecropia pachystachya Trec. (Cecropiaceae) [PDF]

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 1999
Seed germination of Cecropia pachystachya Trec. was investigated at 25, 30, and 35ºC using fluorescent day lights. Ten replicates each of 200 seeds were used in each thermal treatment.
Rosemari Pilati, Izabel de Fátima Andrian, José W. P. Carneiro   +2 more
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Drying Kinetics of Cecropia pachystachya Leaves [PDF]

Floresta e Ambiente, 2019
The species Cecropia pachystachya has important medicinal purposes and its leaves have been used in pharmaceutical research, so the drying of this product may help maintaining its chemical properties and ensure safe storage.
Alefe Viana Souza Bastos, Alisson Macendo Amaral, Flávio Henrique Ferreira Gomes, Warlles Xavier, Osvaldo Resende   +4 more
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Leaf Epidermal Features for Differentiating Cecropia pachystachya Trécul from its Adulterant Tetrapanax papyrifer (Hook.) K. Koch [PDF]

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2023
In the quality control of herbal drugs, analysis of microscopy structures is crucial to detect any adulterants or substitutes. Microscopic analysis is considered one of the first pharmacopeial parameters of pharmacognostic identification.
Lígia Petchak Zanlorenzi, Camila Dias Machado, Larissa Vitoria dos Santos, Luciane Mendes Monteiro, Vijayasankar Raman, Arquimedes Gasparotto Júnior, Anelise Samara Nazari Formagio, Julia Bussade, Jane Manfron   +8 more
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Effects of Cecropia pachystachya and Larrea divaricata aqueous extracts in mice

Human and Experimental Toxicology, 2010
Our studies were performed to investigate the effects of the aqueous extracts of Cecropia pachystachya and Larrea divaricata. These plants are used in folkloric medicine in infusion and were administered orally (0.76 g/kg) to male Albino Swiss mice for 16 days, on drink intake, organ weight/body weight (OW/BW × 100) ratio, histology, broqueoalveolar ...
Bigliani, María Celeste, Grondona, Ezequiel, Zunino, María Paula, Ponce, A. A.   +3 more
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Cecropia pachystachya: A review of its traditional use, biological effects and toxicity

Revista Brasileira Multidisciplinar
Este artigo revisa as propriedades químicas e biológicas da planta Cecropia pachystachya, destacando seu uso tradicional, efeitos biológicos comprovados e toxicidade. A espécie, amplamente utilizada na medicina popular, apresenta uma variedade de constituintes fitoquímicos, incluindo derivados fenólicos, flavonoides e ácidos orgânicos, que são ...
Maria Fernanda Fernandes, Pedro Freitas, Victor Campana Leite, Nícolas de Castro Campos Pinto, Elita Scio   +4 more
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High infestation of Cecropia pachystachya (Urticaceae) by the scarab beetle Macrodactylus pumilio Burm., 1855 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Entomological Communications, 2023
Population outbreaks, although rare, hold significant ecological implications, particularly in short-lived organisms. These outbreaks are often triggered by changes in population control factors such as food availability, absence or reduction of natural ...
Helena Negrao, Milton Barbosa, Geraldo W. Fernandes   +2 more
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Fruit availability at the individual and local levels influences fruit removal in Cecropia pachystachya [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2018
CNPq: 304244/2016 ...
A. B. Navarro, A. A. A. Bovo, E. R. Alexandrino, V. C. Oliveira, M. A. Pizo, K. M. P. M. B. Ferraz   +5 more
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