Cecropia pachystachya (#ambay) is an anti-inflammatory and maybe antioxidant. No word on toxicity. #herbal #medicine #paper
on 02015-11-22#pdf #paper on anti-leishmaniasis activity of #ambay (Cecropia pachystachya). #herbal #medicine
on 02015-11-22#abstract says Cecropia pachystachya (#ambay) is effective against P. falciparum malaria in mice; the active ingredient is tormentic acid; roots have the best therapeutic index (i.e. lowest toxicity at active dose). #herbal #medicine
on 02015-11-22#Abstract says Cecropia pachystachya (#ambay) extract lowers blood pressure (#hypotension) in rats at 90–300 mg/kg and caused death by respiratory paralysis at 320 mg/kg (3g dry leaves/kg), which is almost an order of magnitude higher than the “ethnotherapeutic” dose. #herbal #medicine #toxicology
on 02015-11-22Cecropia pachystachya (#ambay) was administered orally at 0.76 g/kg to mice; caused kidney enlargement but no behavioral or therapeutic effects. #herbal #medicine #toxicology
on 02015-11-22Cecropia glazioui (related to #ambay) toxicity is low. #herbal #medicine #toxicology
on 02015-11-22#Ambay, commonly used in #herbal #medicine and also known as Cecropia adenopus and Cecropia pachystachya, lowers blood pressure in vivo in rats, but toxicity is low — no lethality was shown with up to four to six times the effective dose of 100 mg/kg of methanol (!) extract. #toxicology
on 02015-11-22