Plant species of the genus cecropia urticaceae are used as traditional medicine in latinamerica, and are commercially available as food supplements. The structures of 11 compounds isolated from leaves of c. Transmission of fungal partners to incipient cecropiatree. In this study, the 10 cecropia species had significantly different seedling emergence success when incubated in the same forest soil and, consequently, with a similar inoculum source. Unam, and acclimatised with free access to food and. Characterization of herbivory in cecropia obtusifolia bertol. The trumpettree, introduced as watershed cover, is eas ily recognized by the. Hypoglycemic effect of cecropia obtusifolia bertol aqueous extracts on type 2 diabetic patients. Phytochemical characterization and comparative studies of. These are primarily included because names of species rank are. Cecropia obtusifolia bertol and its active compound. Cecropia definition of cecropia by the free dictionary. Cecropia insignis cecropia obtusifolia trees 70 cm diameter lecythis ampla minquartia guianensis pithecellobium elegans hyeronima oblonga hymenolobium mesoamericanum dipteryx panamensis simarouba amara cecropia insignis cecropia obtusifolia all individuals % of trees occupied 38 51 24 19 26 25 6 2 0 68 83 57 54 0 71 35 0 9465 97 50 89.
Cecropia obtusifolia cecropiaceae hear species info. This page was last edited on 23 november 2014, at 01. Distribution and effects on tree growth of lianas and. The effect of seed size and color on germination was studied in cecropia obusifolia bertol. Cecropiaceae cecropia family, hawaiian fruit or cones, inconspicuous flowers, inconspicuous hawaiian flowers, introduced plants, perennials, trees cecropia obtusifolia trumpet tree october 19, 2009 t. Nov, 2019 in central and south american traditional medicine, people use cecropia obtusifolia bertol cecropiaceae for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. It is easily recognized by its thin, whiteringed trunk and umbrellalike arrangement of large leaves at the branch tips. Previous results have shown that roots of cecropia telenitida contain pentacyclic triterpenes and these molecules display a hypoglycemic effect in an insulinresistant murine model.
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. Cecropia obtusifolia bertol and its active compound, chlorogenic acid, stimulate 2nbdglucose uptake in both insulinsensitive and insulinresistant 3t3 adipocytes. Cecropia obtusifolia name synonyms ambaiba costaricensis kuntze cecropia mexicana f. Eddmaps distribution this map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. In addition, three commercial products were purchased online. In central and south american traditional medicine, people use cecropia obtusifolia bertol cecropiaceae for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Interspecific variation in susceptibility to fungal pathogens and tolerance of fungal infection. Guarumo, smoked instead of tobacco in alta verapaz standley and steyermark 1946. In vitro propagation of two antidiabetic species known as.
The antidiabetic properties of cecropia obtusifolia are attributed to chlorogenic acid cga and isoorientin iso phenolic compounds. Effects of cecropia pachystachya and larrea divaricata. Some myrmecophytes go a step further and produce special small growths rich in lipids, sugars and proteins on their leaves or elsewhere. Cecropia obtusifolia in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Cecropia obtusifolia bertol aqueous extracts on type 2 diabetic patients. Cecropia obtusifolia trumpet tree, guarumo hawaiian. Hypoglycemic effect of cecropia obtusifolia bertol aqueous extracts on type 2. Cecropia obtusifoliais a fastgrowing 2 to 3 m per year pioneer tree species. Chemical and pharmacological aspects of the genus cecropia. Cecropia obtusifolia bertol and its active compound, chlorogenic acid, stimulate. Pdf summary cecropia peltata is a plant highly appreciated in the mayan. Berg and rosselli state that the genus is characterized by some unusual traits. These species are widely used in traditional medicine to treat cough, asthma, bronchitis, high blood pressure, inflammation, heart disease, and as a diuretic. The crown height index differed among four species.
May 18, 2016 the cecropia tree is considered a pioneer species. The intravenous administration of an aqueous extract ae from leaves induced a significant reduction of blood glucose level in normal 33% and pancreatectomized 46% dogs with respect to the control group. The tree reaches 10 to 20 m in height and 25 to 50 cm d. 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. 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. Interspecific variation in susceptibility to fungal. Common names guaramo in spanish guarumbo in spanish guarumo in english guarumo in spanish trumpet in english trumpet. Seed dispersal of cecropia obtusifolia by two species of opossums in the selva lacandona, chiapas, mexico article pdf available in biotropica 264. In this study only 40% of the seeds reached the soil.
Cecropia species cecropia obtusifolia name synonyms ambaiba costaricensis kuntze cecropia mexicana f. Cecropia large genus of tropical american trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning. Common forest trees of hawaii, native and introduced. Cecropia obtusifolia bertol cecropiaceae is a plant extensively used for the empirical treatment of type 2 diabetes in mexico. Novi commentarii academiae scientiarum instituti bononiensis. These plants are used in folkloric medicine in infusion and were administered orally 0. Patches of foundress queens and established colonies were sampled at the same sites. The studied plots averaged 3 and 7 years of establishment. A pharmacological study of cecropia obtusifolia bertol. Pdf chemical and pharmacological aspects of the genus cecropia.
Hypoglycemic effect of cecropia obtusifolia bertol aqueous. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Plants profile for cecropia obtusifolia trumpet tree. Called food bodies they also bear various other names, like beltian bodies, beccarian bodies, etc. As a potential strategy for an adequate supply of authentic plant raw material, the aim of this study was to establish in vitro conditions for the development of cell. It is found in colombia, costa rica, nicaragua, mexico and panama. Pdf ethnopharmacological studies of cecropia obtusifolia. Phytochemical characterization and comparative studies of four. However, its hypoglycemic action mechanism at pancreatic and liver level has been poorly explored. Mexican plants with hypoglycaemic effect used in the. Antioquia, bolivia, ecuador, flora of panama, ipcn, mesoamericana, nicaragua, panama, vpa common names. These extremely fastgrowing trees are colonizers of forest gaps or clearings.
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. Thus, the varying seed sizes and colors allow them to germinate in different environmental conditions. Mechanism of the hypoglycemic activity and hepatoprotective. Cecropia obtusifoliabegins to flower and fruit when the trees are 5 to 6 years old. Carbon sequestration through agroforestry in indigenous. Isolation and identification of compounds from cecropia obtusifolia. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Mar 26, 2009 two cecropia species cecropia obtusifolia and c. Plant species of the genus cecropia urticaceae are used as traditional medicine. 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. Cecropia obtusifolia pier species information pier home click on any image below to see a larger picture. Apr 04, 2017 cecropia obtusifolia bertol its hypoglycaemic activity has been demonstrated by a number of experimental designs. Cecropia obtusifolia had a significantly smaller crown than either d.
Pdf hypoglycemic effect of cecropia obtusifolia bertol. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Worldcat is the worlds largest library catalog, helping you find library materials online. Pdf seed dispersal of cecropia obtusifolia by two species.
Plant extracts from the genus cecropia have been used by latinamerican traditional medicine to treat metabolic disorders and diabetes. Selection of chemical markers for the quality control of. Cecropia obtusifolia has few major branch es and the young branches are very stout, minutely cinereous. 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. The cecropia trees with colony founding azteca queens were c. Images 52 synonyms 63 references 33 subordinate taxa. Guarumo, cecropia obtusifolia and cecropia peltata, common. Mechanism of the hypoglycemic activity and hepatoprotective effect. The ohsouseful cecropia tree the survival gardener. The genus consists of pioneer trees in the more or less humid parts of the neotropics, with the majority of the species being myrmecophytic. Ethnopharmacological studies of cecropia obtusifolia scielo. Pentacyclic triterpenes from cecropia telenitida can.
Cecropia obtusifolia images hawaiian ecosystems at risk. Ethnopharmacological studies of cecropia obtusifolia urticaceae and its importance in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Pioneer species grow quickly and help shade and restore the soil so more finicky longterm species can return. In case you have any doubt about whether the maya smoke, note that the name of this tree in belize i. The plant list includes a further 23 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus cecropia. Cecropia obtusifolia wikispecies, free species directory. This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Ethnopharmacological studies of cecropia obtusifolia urticaceae and its importance in.
That means its one of the first plants to jump into a tornup spot, bringing new life to damaged, eroded or burned areas. The genus, variously placed in both the moraceae and urticaceae, has later been considered in the family cecropiaceae. The cecropia genus consists of about 60 species distributed throughout latin america, mostly in brazil. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of weeds of the u.
These species are widely used in traditional medicine to treat cough, asthma, bronchitis, hig. The stems are hollow, partitioned at the nodes, bearing conspicuous, amplexicaul, stipular scars. Cecropia obtusifolia is a species of plant in the family urticaceae. Cecropia is a neotropical genus consisting of 61 recognized species with a highly distinctive lineage of dioecious trees. Embauba cecropia palmata database file in the tropical.
This work proposes potential chemical markers for the quality control of the raw materials of cecropia obtusifolia bertol. The aim of this study was to characterize and compare the phytochemical constituents of four cecropia species collected in panama. Sep 11, 2011 revillamonsalve mc, andradecetto a, palominogaribay ma, wiedenfeld h, islasandrade s 2007 hypoglycemic effect of cecropia obtusifolia bertol aqueous extract on type 2 diabetic patients. Abstract in central and south american traditional medicine, people use cecropia obtusifolia bertol cecropiaceae for the treatment of. The plant list includes 200 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus cecropia. Effect of seed size and color on germination of cecropia obtusifolia bertol cecropiaceae. Media in category cecropia obtusifolia the following 52 files are in this category, out of 52 total. Pdf the cecropia genus consists of about 60 species distributed throughout latin america, mostly in brazil. Although some of its hypoglycemic principles have been described, their mechanisms of action remain unclear.
Common names include trumpet tree, popagun, treeoflaziness, and snakewood tree. A traditional manual search approach was used in which, by using keywords. Our studies were performed to investigate the effects of the aqueous extracts of cecropia pachystachya and larrea divaricata. Species description or overview cecropia obtusifolia information from pier information on cecropia obtusifolia as relevant to pacific islands is provided by the pacific island ecosystems at risk project pier cecropia obtusifolia information from common forest trees of hawaii information about cecropia obtusifolia is presented with respect to this species being a forest tree in hawaii. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Traditional and improved fallow traditional fallow refers to the abandoned agricultural phase in which secondary vegetation develops. Though impressive silhouetted against the sky, it is an invasive species in the islands of hawaii.
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