Estrogenic and serotonergic butenolides from the leaves of Piper hispidum Swingle (Piperaceae).

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Our previous work has demonstrated that several plants in the Piperaceae family are commonly used by the Q'eqchi Maya of Livingston, Guatemala to treat amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, and pain. Extracts of Piper hispidum Swingle (Piperaceae), bound to the estrogen (ER) and serotonin (5-HT7) receptors.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Ethnopharmacol

Title: Journal of ethnopharmacology

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1872-7573

ISSN (Print): 0378-8741

Publication date (Electronic): May 27 2010

Volume: 129

Issue: 2

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[1 ] Community Health Sciences Division, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.

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Publisher Item ID: S0378-8741(10)00170-4 Mid ID: NIHMS198426

DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.03.008

PMC ID: 3705926

PubMed ID: 20304039

SO-VID: 4a1d2868-1003-47de-81f6-bd9d3a26349e

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