Selection of chemical markers for the quality control of medicinal plants of the genus Cecropia

• Main Authors: Andrés Rivera-Mondragón (Author), Orlando O. Ortíz (Author), Sebastiaan Bijttebier (Author), Arnold Vlietinck (Author), Sandra Apers (Author), Luc Pieters (Author), Catherina Caballero-George (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: Several Cecropia (Cecropiaceae) species are traditionally used in Latin America for the treatment of a variety of diseases including diabetes, arterial hypertension, asthma, bronchitis, anxiety, and inflammation. At present, a number of commercial products based on these plants have been in...