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Picrasma crenata Engl. in Engl. & Prantl, Simaroubaceae, is a dioecius tree, native to the South of Brazil and North Argentina. Its wood is used as a drug for the treatment of diabetes and pediculosis; these biological activities are partially validated by in vivo assays. It contains a variety of triterpenic bitter compounds, known as quassinoids, which are – at least – partially responsible for its pharmacological activities. Further studies are required for the validation of the underlying pharmacological mechanisms that account for its hypoglycemic activity and its phytochemical normalization.
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Agudelo, I.J., Anconatani, L.M., Ricco, R.A., Dobrecky, C.B., Wagner, M.L. (2021). Picrasma crenata Engl. in Engl. & Prantl. In: Máthé, Á., Bandoni, A. (eds) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of South America Vol. 2. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World, vol 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62818-5_34
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