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Multivariate Characterization of "Argentinean Mistletoe", Ligaria cuneifolia (Loranthaceae) According to Their Mineral Nutrient Composition [PDF]
María Cecilia Giménez +5 more
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Ligaria cuneifolia (R. et P.) Tiegh.
Ligaria cuneifolia (R. et P.) Tiegh. (Loranthaceae) is a hemiparasitic species that develops on different hosts. It has a wide geographic distribution ranging from Peru to central Argentina and southern Brazil. In Argentina it is popularly known as: “muerdago criollo”, “liga” or “liguilla”. This species is traditionally used as a hypotensive agent. Due
Marcelo L. Wagner +6 more
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Ligaria cuneifolia (R. et P.) Tiegh. is an hemiparasite species used in Argentine folk medicine as a substitute for the European mistletoe (Viscum album L.) based on its putative activity of decreasing high blood pressure. This paper analyzes flavonoid composition, protein constituents and the possible immunomodulatory and antitumoral effects of this ...
Teresa Fernández +6 more
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AbstractLigaria cuneifolia(Ruiz & Pav.) Tiegh (Loranthaceae) andPhoradendron liga(Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Eichler (Santalaceae) are regarded as Argentine mistletoes based on their similarities with the European counterpart,Viscum albumL. (Santalaceae).
Cecilia Dobrecky +2 more
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Nectar secretion pattern, removal effects, and breeding system ofLigaria cuneifolia(Loranthaceae)
Some aspects of the reproductive biology of Ligaria cuneifolia have been studied, addressing the following questions: (i) Are there temporal differences in the female and male functions? (ii) How do nectar composition, volume, concentration, and amount of sugar vary throughout the flower lifetime? (iii) How does the plant respond to nectar removal? (iv)
Guillermo L. Rivera +2 more
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Ligaria cuneifolia has been used in Argentine folk medicine and is currently employed as substitute for the European mistletoe (Viscum album) as hypotensor agent. Extracts from V. album are widely used in cancer therapy and the antineoplasic effect is attributed to their cytostatic/cytotoxic and immunomodulatory actions.
T. Fernandez +8 more
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Abstract: Parasitic plants must be adapted to their hosts, and hosts must have ineffective defenses. Two xeric adaptations in cacti—a broad nutrient-poor cortex and a tough hypodermis—probably are effective defenses. However, Ligaria cuneifolia overcomes these defenses with unusual methods of attack and endophytic growth, although the host ...
James D. Mauseth +3 more
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