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Saponins from the leaves ofMusanga cecropioïdes (cecropiaceae) constitute a possible source of potent hypotensive principles

Phytotherapy Research, 1996
The aqueous leaf extract and saponins extracted from the aqueous leaf extract of Musanga cecropioides exhibited potent hypotensive effects in both normotensive and hypertensive rats. The intravenous administration (direct invasive blood pressure study technique) of 15–30 mg/kg body weight of the aqueous leaf extract produced a fall in blood ...
A. B. Dongmo, A. Kamanyi, M. Bopelet
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Root bark extracts of Myrianthus arboreus P. Beauv. (Cecropiaceae) exhibit anti-diabetic potential by modulating hepatocyte glucose homeostasis

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2018
Myrianthus arboreus P. Beauv. is a tropical tree used in African folk medicine, including for diabetes. However, little research has yet been conducted to support this ethnopharmacological use of this plant. The present study sought to determine the antidiabetic potential of root bark extracts through cell-based bioassays of liver and muscle glucose ...
Pierre B, Kasangana   +4 more
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Communities of insect herbivores foraging on saplings versus mature trees of Pourouma bicolor (Cecropiaceae) in Panama

Oecologia, 2001
The arthropod fauna of 25 saplings and of three conspecific mature trees of Pourouma bicolor (Cecropiaceae) was surveyed for 12 months in a tropical wet forest in Panama, with particular reference to insect herbivores. A construction crane erected at the study site provided access to tree foliage in the upper canopy. A similar area of foliage (ca.
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Cecropia peltata L(Cecropiaceae) Has Wound-Healing Potential: A Preclinical Study in a Sprague Dawley Rat Model

The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, 2006
The plant Cecropia peltata is used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of disorders. The objective of the study presented in this report was to screen the extracts of this plant leaf for its wound-healing properties based on its traditional use for wound healing. Aqueous and ethanol extracts were prepared for topical and oral administration. The
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Caracterizaçao do produto seco por aspersao de Cecropia glazioui Sneth. (Cecropiaceae)

2000
O produto seco por aspersão de Cecropia glazioui Sneth. (PCG) foi caracterizado qualitativamente através do perfil cromatográfico por cromatografia em camada delgada (CCD) e cromatografia líquida de alta eficiencia (CLAE). Para a análise quantitativa por CLAE, foi empregada a metodologia de gradiente em fase reversa, considerando como marcador a ...
Heberlé, Graziela   +2 more
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A new species of Coussapoa (Cecropiaceae) from Peru

1983
The new species Coussapoa manuënsis C.C. Berg is described.
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New species and combinations in Coussapoa (Cecropiaceae), and keys to its species

1982
The 42 recognized species of Coussapoa are listed with their synonyms and distribution. Eleven new species are described: C. argentea Akkermans & Berg, C. arachnoidea. Akkermans & Berg, C. batavorum Akkermans & Berg, C. cupularis Akkermans & Berg, C. echinata Akkermans & Berg, C. floccosa Akkermans & Berg, C.
Akkermans, R.W.A.P., Berg, C.C.
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Cecropiaceae

1993
K. Kubitzki, C. C. Berg
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Cecropia andina Cuatrec. Cecropia mutisiana Mildbr. Cecropia peltata L. Cecropiaceae

2020
Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana   +2 more
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Possible mechanisms for the coexistence of congeneric (Pourouma, Cecropiaceae) Amazonian tree species

2002
The distribution, architecture, and foliar pest damage of ten species of Pourouma (Cecropiaceae) were investigated in a 50-ha plot of old-growth tropical rainforest in the Yasuní National Park, Ecuador. Individuals were censused and ecological and architectural data recorded along three 500 x 20 transects (totaling 203 individuals).
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