Hypertension is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease, kidney disease, and stroke.
Interest in medicinal or nutraceutical plant bioactives to reduce hypertension has increased …

Abstract Context: Several Cecropia (Cecropiaceae) species are traditionally used in Latin
America for the treatment of a variety of diseases including diabetes, arterial hypertension …

Cecropia obtusifolia (Cecropiaceae) is a species from tropical America and its leaves are
used in traditional medicine for the treatment of diabetes and as an anti-inflammatory agent …

Plant species of the genus Cecropia (Urticaceae) are used as traditional medicine in Latin-
America, and are commercially available as food supplements. The aim of this study was to …

Cecropia pachystachya Mart. is popularly called “ambay” and extensively used in herbal
medicine of South America for cough and asthma. In Argentina it grows in neotropical …

Cecropia pachystachya is used in South America for relieving cough and asthma. In
Argentina it is known as “ambay” and grows in the neotropical forests (Ntr Cp) and in …

Cecropia glazioui Sneth has been used in most Latin American countries as an
antihypertensive, cardiotonic, and antiasthmatic folk medicine. In the cardiovascular studies …

Cecropia glaziovii Sneth is a common tree at the Southeastern Brazilian coast. As many
other species of the genus, it shares the reputed folk use to treat heart failure, cough, asthma …

The genus Cecropia is used in the traditional medicine of Tabasco, Mexico, in diabetes and
hypertension treatments, mainly without distinction of the species. This contribution aimed to …

A standardized aqueous extract (AE) and a purified fraction (BuF) of Cecropia glaziovi Sneth
leaves were tested in unrestrained guinea pigs challenged with histamine. Changes of the …