Request pdf a pharmacological study of cecropia obtusifolia bertol aqueous extract cecropia obtusifolia cecropiaceae is a species from tropical america and its leaves are used in traditional. Eddmaps distribution this map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. Phytochemical characterization and comparative studies of. Cecropia obtusifolia trumpet tree, guarumo hawaiian. Common names include trumpet tree, popagun, treeoflaziness, and snakewood tree. Cecropia definition of cecropia by the free dictionary. Cecropia, genus cecropia, several species of tropical tree of the family cecropiaceae common to the understory layer of disturbed forest habitats of central and south america. It grows well in a wide range of soils, poor or well drained and is found in elevations ranging from lowlands to 0 m. A pharmacological study of cecropia obtusifolia bertol. Clinicaltrialof cecropia obtusifolia and marrubium vulgare. The structures of 11 compounds isolated from leaves of c. The effects of cecropia obtusifolia and cecropia polyphlebia. An cecropia obtusifolia in nahilalakip ha genus nga cecropia, ngan familia nga urticaceae. Request pdf mechanism of the hypoglycemic activity and hepatoprotective effect of the aqueous extract of cecropia obtusifolia bertol in central and south american traditional medicine, people.
Plants profile for cecropia obtusifolia trumpet tree. In case you have any doubt about whether the maya smoke, note that the name of this tree in belize i. The trumpettree, introduced as watershed cover, is eas ily recognized by the. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions.
They are morphologically similar but have different geographical or ecological ranges and misidentifications are often made as a result of this. Trompetenbaum notes on taxonomy and nomenclature cecropia peltata l. Mechanism of the hypoglycemic activity and hepatoprotective effect of the aqueous extract of cecropia obtusifolia bertol. It is found in colombia, costa rica, nicaragua, mexico and panama. Geographic variation and community structure in an antplant mutualism. Pdf summary cecropia peltata is a plant highly appreciated in the mayan. Ethnopharmacological studies of cecropia obtusifolia urticaceae and its importance in the. Embauba cecropia palmata database file in the tropical. All of these plants have been tested previously 6, 7, 8, and 9 for their hypoglycemic activity and the type of extract and. Diabetes mellitus type 2 dm2 is one of the most recurrent chronic diseases. Ang cecropia obtusifolia sakop sa kahenera nga cecropia sa kabanay nga urticaceae. A pharmacological study of cecropia obtusifolia bertol aqueous. They were isolated by means of chromatographic techniques and elucidated based on their spectroscopic nmr. Though impressive silhouetted against the sky, it is an invasive species in the islands of hawaii.
Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Its geographic distribution extends along the pacific and atlantic mexican coasts, and in central and south american forests over an altitudinal range. Two new antiplasmodial flavonolignans from the leaves of. Cecropia obtusifolia has vasorelaxant activity due possibly to inhibition of angiotensin. Some myrmecophytes go a step further and produce special small growths rich in lipids, sugars and proteins on their leaves or elsewhere. Cecropia obtusifolia is a species in the genus cecropia which contains approximately 65 to 83 species and belongs to the family of the cecropiaceae cecropia. Pdf hypoglycemic effect of cecropia obtusifolia bertol.
Pdf the cecropia genus consists of about 60 species distributed. The cecropia azteca association is a well studied and perhaps the best known mutualistic system in the neotropics. The cecropia genus consists of about 60 species distributed throughout latin america. Robles 1446 canopysubcanopy 35 10 cecropiaceae notes. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Upon isolating dbh, a significant difference station between march 14.
Comparison of lightregulated seed germination in ficus. It is easily recognized by its thin, whiteringed trunk and umbrellalike arrangement of large leaves at the branch tips. Hypoglycemic effect of cecropia obtusifolia bertol aqueous extracts on type 2. Burger 115 canopy 54 21 cecropiaceae d cecropia obtusifolia bertol. Cecropia obtusifolia bertol moraceae is a typical pioneer tree, very abundant in light gaps and young secondary vegetation in the lowland tropical rain forest of southeastern mexico, central america and northern south america. Cecropia obtusifoliabegins to flower and fruit when the trees are 5 to 6 years old. Abstract the effect of seed size and color on germination was studied in cecropia obusifolia bertol. In the present study, the analgesic, antiinflammatory and central nervous system depressant effects of the aqueous extract from the leaves of c. Common forest trees of hawaii, native and introduced. A traditional manual search approach was used in which, by using keywords. A pharmacological study of cecropia obtusifolia bertol aqueous extract.
Cecropia species cecropia obtusifolia name synonyms ambaiba costaricensis kuntze cecropia mexicana f. Cecropia is one of the most prominent and unique genera of pioneer plants in the neotropics. The trees of this species grow very quickly, up to 3. The effects of cecropia obtusifolia and cecropia polyphlebia on lung capacity in relation to alkaloid concentration mai lee xiong department of microbiology, university of wisconsin a madison abstract for centuries, people have depended on nature t o alleviate their ailments. A phytochemical investigation on the leaves of cecropia obtusifolia bertol urticaceae afforded two new flavonolignans, i. Guarumo, smoked instead of tobacco in alta verapaz standley and steyermark 1946. Cecropia obtusifolia cecropiaceae hear species info. Cecropia is a neotropical genus consisting of 61 recognized species with a highly distinctive lineage of dioecious trees. The cecropia trees recruit ants to live in them and protect the tree. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of weeds of the u. Many other species of the genus cecropia share the folk reputation of curing heart failure, cough, asthma and bronchitis. Cecropia obtusifolia bertol and its active compound, chlorogenic acid, stimulate 2nbdglucose uptake in both insulinsensitive and insulinresistant 3t3 adipocytes.
Cecropiaceae has shown analgesic and antiinflammatory as well as antihypertensive, muscle relaxant and cns depressant effects but the most important and best known is the hypoglycemic effect perez et al. The effect of seed size and color on germination was studied in cecropia obusifolia bertol. Cecropia obtusifolia bertol aqueous extracts on type 2 diabetic patients. Demography and allometry of cecropia obtusifolia, a. Phytochrome control of seed germination in the tropical rain forest pioneer trees cecropia obtusifolia and piper auritum and its ecological significance. Guarumo, cecropia obtusifolia and cecropia peltata, common. Cecropia obtusifolia information from the smithsonian flora of the hawaiian islands information about cecropia obtusifolia in hawaii is available from the smithsonian flora of the hawaiian islands. Espesye sa tanom nga rosa ang cecropia obtusifolia. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Cecropia species are traditionally used in several latin american countries to treat various diseases including malaria.
Novi commentarii academiae scientiarum instituti bononiensis. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. Phytochemical characterization and comparative studies of four. Cecropia obtusifolia was described by antonio bertoloni in 1840. Images 52 synonyms 63 references 33 subordinate taxa. The plant list includes a further 23 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus cecropia. Cecropia obtusifolia in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. The genus, variously placed in both the moraceae and urticaceae, has later been considered in the family cecropiaceae. An cecropia obtusifolia in uska species han magnoliopsida nga ginhulagway ni antonio bertoloni. General information the trumpet tree is a small or mediumsized evergreen tree with a very open and thin crown comprised of a few stout branches arising high on the trunk and curving upward. All of the literature on reproduction refers to seed dispersal. Cecropia obtusifolia is used in traditional amerindian medicine.
Ginklasipika han iucn an species komo diri gud kababarakan. Leaf blades usually 2030 cm long, usually divided more than 12 to the center, 915lobed, the lobes occasionally with 1 to several lateral lobes, upper surface scabridulous and sparsely arachnoid pubescent, lower surface very pale to nearly white, minutely and usually densely puberulent, petioles usually 2330 cm long, stipules 711 cm long. Several species of cecropia plants have been widely used in latinamerican traditional medicine to treat metabolic diseases including diabetes. Characterization of herbivory in cecropia obtusifolia bertol. Pdf ethnopharmacological studies of cecropia obtusifolia. The aim of this study was to characterize and compare the phytochemical constituents of four cecropia species collected in panama. Chemical and pharmacological aspects of the genus cecropia. Cecropia obtusifolia is a species of plant in the family urticaceae. The ants drive off herbivorous insects, attack herbivorous vertebrates, and remove epiphytes and competing plants. The plant list includes 200 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus cecropia. Giklaseklase sa iucn ang espesye sa kinaminosang kalabotan. Pharmacopeia, 1978 and cecropia obtusifolia herbal pharmacopeia of the united. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under. With over 60 species ranging from southern mexico to northern argentina 1, the plants unrivaled success is due to a number of specialized adaptations most notably its intimate symbiosis with azteca ants.
Leaf blades usually 2030 cm long, usually divided more than 12 to the center, 915lobed, the lobes occasionally with 1 to several lateral lobes, upper surface scabridulous and sparsely arachnoid pubescent, lower surface very pale to nearly white, minutely and usually densely puberulent. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Guarumbo and chancarro, is a monopodic tree 20 m tall, growing in form of sec. Media in category cecropia obtusifolia the following 52 files are in this category, out of 52 total. Mulberry family moraceae postcook introduction the trumpettree, introduced as watershed cover, is easily recognized by the very open crown of few stout hollow branches and few very large longstalked umbrellalike leaves deeply divided into 915 oblong lobes, whitish beneath. It blooms throughout most of the year pennington and sarukhan 1968. An cecropia in nahilalakip ha familia nga urticaceae. Cecropiaceae cecropia family cecropia schiediana kl. Effect of seed size and color on germination of cecropia obtusifolia bertol cecropiaceae. One of the most interesting symbioses in the rainforest exists between the cecropia tree and the cecropia ant azteca sp. Hypoglycemic effect of cecropia obtusifolia bertol aqueous extracts on type 2 diabetic patients.
Pdf chemical and pharmacological aspects of the genus cecropia. Called food bodies they also bear various other names, like beltian bodies, beccarian bodies, etc. Antioquia, bolivia, ecuador, flora of panama, ipcn, mesoamericana, nicaragua, panama, vpa common names. Plant species of the genus cecropia urticaceae are used as traditional medicine in latinamerica, and are commercially available as food supplements. In this study we assessed the ultrastructure of the parenchymal tissue of the septum inside the internodes of two cecropia species, cecropia obtusifolia a myrmecophytic species and c. Ethnopharmacological studies of cecropia obtusifolia scielo. Dukes handbook of medicinal plants of latin america included c. Isozyme variation in a tropical pioneer tree species cecropia obtusifolia, moraceae with high contents of secondary compounds 1 adriana garayarroyo 1 and elena r. Embauba powder cecropia, palmata, peltata, obtusifolia. Hypoglycemic effect of cecropia obtusifolia bertol aqueous. Thus, the varying seed sizes and colors allow them to germinate in different environmental conditions.
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