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Pereskia

 
National Institutes of Health

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2017
2017
Antidiabetic Activity of Pereskia Bleo Aqueous Extracts in Alloxan Induced Diabetic Rats
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Pereskia bleo Kunth (Cactaceae) is locally known as ‘Jarum tujuh bilah’. It has been used traditionally by local Malays for the… (More)
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2015
2015
Central Antinociceptive and Mechanism of Action of Pereskia bleo Kunth Leaves Crude Extract, Fractions, and Isolated Compounds
Pereskia bleo (Kunth) DC. (Cactaceae) is a plant commonly used in popular medicine in Malaysia. In this work, we evaluate the… (More)
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2014
2014
Apoptosis induction in MV4-11 and K562 human leukemic cells by Pereskia sacharosa (Cactaceae) leaf crude extract.
BACKGROUND Pereskia sacharosa is a genus of cacti widely used in folk medicine for cancer-related treatment. Anti-proliferative… (More)
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2014
Review
2014
The biological activities and chemical composition of Pereskia species (Cactaceae)--a review.
The exploration of nature as a source of sustainable, novel bioactive substances continues to grow as natural products play a… (More)
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2006
2006
Pereskia and the origin of the cactus life-form.
The cactus life-form is cited as an example of a tight relationship between organism form and function: a succulent, long-lived… (More)
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2006
2006
Correlated evolution of stem and leaf hydraulic traits in Pereskia (Cactaceae).
Recent studies have demonstrated significant correlations between stem and leaf hydraulic properties when comparing across… (More)
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2006
2006
Ecological physiology of Pereskia guamacho, a cactus with leaves.
The specialized physiology of leafless, stem-succulent cacti is relatively well understood. This is not true, however, for… (More)
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2005
2005
Basal cactus phylogeny: implications of Pereskia (Cactaceae) paraphyly for the transition to the cactus life form.
The cacti are well-known desert plants, widely recognized by their specialized growth form and essentially leafless condition… (More)
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2002
2002
Phylogenetic relationships in the cactus family (Cactaceae) based on evidence from trnK/ matK and trnL-trnF sequences.
Cacti are a large and diverse group of stem succulents predominantly occurring in warm and arid North and South America… (More)
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1981
1981
Carbon metabolism in two species of pereskia (cactaceae).
The Pereskia are morphologically primitive, leafed members of the Cactaceae. Gas exchange characteristics using a dual isotope… (More)
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